West Bengal: 19 hurt in shootout between 2 factions of Trinamool Congress

The shootout was a fallout of factionalism between two camps of the local Trinamool Congress

August 16, 2023

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As many as 19 persons were injured in a shootout between two factions of Trinamool Congress at Chopra in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district, late Tuesday evening.

The sources said the shootout was a fallout of factionalism between two camps of the local Trinamool Congress, one led by the Chopra MLA Hamidul Islam, and the other by his rival Jahedul Haque.

The shootout took place less than 24 hours after 15 persons, including five women and three children, were injured following an exchange of fire at Nakashipara in Nadia district late on Monday night.

According to local sources, the latest incident took place at Sujali village under Chopra Assembly constituency.

As per the latest information available, the injured persons are mainly the members of the Jahedul camp who were allegedly attacked by the followers of Hamidul Islam.

The injured have been shifted to the Islampur sub-divisional hospital where the condition of some is stated to be critical.

One of the injured persons, Fajijul Jobbi, reportedly a member of the Jahedul camp, told media persons they were attacked all of a sudden by the members of the Hamidul camp at the end of a party meeting.

[With Inputs from IANS]

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