Local TMC leader found dead in South 24 Parganas, family claims he was poisoned

Rabindranath Mondal was found dead near his house in Canning’s Jibantala village. Family claims that he has been poisoned over a monetary dispute.

Written by Atri Mitra

Kolkata | Updated: June 14, 2024 01:53 AM IST

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Meanwhile, TMC leader and Canning Purba MLA Saokat Mollaa, who visited the family on Thursday morning, claimed Mondal was not involved in any political rivalry. “I don't understand why this happened,” he said, adding that a police probe is ongoing.

The death of a local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader under suspicious circumstances in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas has triggered a controversy, with his family alleging that he has been poisoned over a monetary dispute.

The body of Rabindranath Mondal, a resident of Jibantala village in the district’s Canning sub-division and the secretary of TMC’s booth number 218, was found near his house on Wednesday morning. While locals claim they saw him drunk the night before, his family accused two neighbours of lacing his drinks with poison.

“His whole body, hands and feet were black. Though I have seen him come home drunk before, this has never happened. He has been killed,” his wife Bedabati Mondal said. The body has been sent for postmortem examination.

Meanwhile, TMC leader and Canning Purba MLA Saokat Mollaa, who visited the family on Thursday morning, claimed Mondal was not involved in any political rivalry. “I don’t understand why this happened,” he said, adding that a police probe is ongoing.

Atri Mitra

Atri Mitra is a Special Correspondent of The Indian Express with more than 20 years of experience in reporting from West Bengal, Bihar and the North-East. He has been covering administration and political news for more than ten years and has a keen interest in political development in West Bengal. Atri holds a Master degree in Economics from Rabindrabharati University and Bachelor's degree from Calcutta University. He is also an alumnus of St. Xavier's, Kolkata and Ramakrishna Mission Asrama, Narendrapur. He started his career with leading vernacular daily the Anandabazar Patrika, and worked there for more than fifteen years. He worked as Bihar correspondent for more than three years for Anandabazar Patrika. He covered the 2009 Lok Sabha election and 2010 assembly elections. He also worked with News18-Bangla and covered the Bihar Lok Sabha election in 2019. ... Read More

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