- विज्ञापन -
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress councilor of Malda district of Bengal was shot by unknown persons in broad daylight on Thursday morning, officials said.
The person identified as Dulal Sarkar also known as Babla, the Trinamool Congress councilor from ward number 22 of English Bazar Municipality received a bullet injury in his head .
Soon after the incident he was rushed to Malda Medical College and Hospital where he is undergoing treatment now. His condition however is extremely critical, said his close associates in the ruling party.
Eyewitnesses told the police that while Sarkar was standing at a busy crossing in the area, suddenly three youths with their heads covered by helmets arrived at the spot on a motorcycle and started firing at him.
The miscreants fired a total of three bullets at him. Although the first two bullets missed the target, the third bullet hit Sarkar in the head.
Such an attack in broad daylight and in a busy and crowded area took those present at the spot by surprise. Before the people could react, the three miscreants promptly drove away from the crime scene.
The Malda district magistrate Nitin Singhania and the district police superintendent Pradip Kumar Yadav arrived at the spot and started the investigation.
The investigating officials are questioning the eyewitnesses and also checking the footage of the CCTV cameras installed in the area where the attempted murder took place.
Sources from the police dep[artment said that the attack looks like a well planned attempt of murder of a TMC councilor. However police have registered a case and have started further investigation of the incident.
