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Two Congress leaders killed in Murshidabad district

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Press Trust of India Baharampore(WB)
Last Updated : Jan 24 2013 | 1:49 AM IST

Superintendent of Police Humayun Kabir said Rezaul Haque and Hannan Sheikh were killed by unidentified miscreants near Diha village, about 25 km from the district headquarters town of Baharampore.

Nabagram panchayat samiti leader Haque (50) and Sheikh (40) of Shibpur gram were returning on a motorcycle to Nabagram from Baharampore when unidentified miscreants threw bombs at them killing both of them on the spot at Diha village at around 3 pm, sources said.

Police teams and reinforcements had been rushed there as tension was prevailing in the area, the sources added.

UPA Presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee represents Jangipur parliamentary seat in Murshidabad district.

  

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First Published: Jun 19 2012 | 4:05 PM IST

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