Three persons were killed today at Bahiri on the outskirts of Bolpur in Birbhum district in an alleged Trinamool Congress factional fight.
Birbhum District Superintendent of Police Mukesh Kumar confirmed the death of Kurban Seikh (32), Buro Seikh (28) and Murtaja Seikh (30), but said that a post-mortem could only say if they were shot at, though "bullet injury was found on one of the three".
According to eye-witnesses, the three were on their way from Bolpur to Nanoor by a scooter when near Nimtola More an ambulance hit the two-wheeler.
Following this, the occupants of the ambulance came out and shot at the three from close range, the eye-witnesses said adding all three were declared dead on arrival when taken to the Bolpur sub-divisional hospital.
Asked if the deaths were the result of TMC factional rivalry, Birbhum district TMC president Anubrata Mondal said, "I have just heard about the incident. It may be a clash between two groups of anti-socials. Our party is not at all involved and there is no faction-rivalry in our party.
