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TMC MLA tells state leadership that a ‘car attacked her to murder her’ in English Bazar

It is alleged that a car coming near Dharampur in the English Bazar police station area of Maldah started “chasing” Manik chowk MLA Sabitri Mitra’s car. A police investigation is on.

TMC MLAMLA Sabitri Mitra Mitra claimed that the “quickness of her driver saved” her. (Image: Facebook/@MLASabitriMitra

TMC MLA Sabitri Mitra was allegedly chased by an unidentified person in a car while she was being driven somewhere on Saturday night. After the escape, on Sunday night, the Manik chowk MLA informed the party’s state leadership that she was “being attacked to be murdered”.

It is alleged that a car coming near Dharampur in the English Bazar police station area of Maldah started “chasing her car”. Mitra claimed that the “quickness of her driver saved” her. She said that her car then stopped in a crowded area and then informed Manik chowk police and Milki police.

Police arrived at the English Bazar police station and started an investigation. Mitra told The Indian Express, “Police are doing their duty. I have full faith in the administration.”

A senior Maldah district police official said, “We are exploring every aspect. We have already seized a car and detained a person. We are expecting to solve the case within two days.”

Mitra said, “State (TMC) president Subrata Bakshi is our guardian. Last night, I informed him about the accident, which was not natural. I informed him how a car wanted to kill me. I informed him through mobile messaging.”

In Maldah district, two TMC leaders were killed in two separate attacks in January. In the first incident, TMC councilor Dulal Sarkar was shot dead by miscreants at English Bazar. Police arrested Narendranath Tiwari, the TMC Maldah city president, who was later expelled from the party. Second, TMC leader Bakul Sheikh and activist Asaruddin Sheikh were attacked while attending the inauguration of a drainage system and road in the new slum area of Kaliachowk. A TMC worker named Hasan Sheikh was killed in the attack.

A senior leader of Maldah said, “After such attacks, Sabitri Mitra is probably afraid. That is why she informed state leadership even before district leadership.” However, Mitra declined to comment on this.

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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