A Trinamul Congress worker died under mysterious circumstances on late Sunday night in Barasat of North 24-Parganas.
The police termed his death accidental. Das’ family, however, alleged that he was murdered. Sadhan Das, 33, was the general secretary of the party’s youth cell at Kashempur. He was a resident of Daspara. According to his brother Meghnad, Sadhan was in the locality at around 9 pm. “After sometime, he went to drop his friend at Madhyamgram in his motorcycle.
“At around 11 pm, we got a call from the police informing us of his death in a road mishap. When we rushed to the spot, the body was lying away from his two-wheeler,” he said.
“But no blood was found around the vehicle. As we looked at the body closely, two deep cut marks on the throat were seen.My elder brother did not die in an accident but was murdered. CPI(M) is behind his killing as the panchayat election is nearing,” said Meghnand.
He even pointed a finger at local CPI(M) leader Somnath Das. The police has seized the two-wheeler. On Monday, the body was sent for post-mortem at Barasat State General Hospital. The family of the deceased has lodged a complaint of murder with the police. Food and supplies minister Jyotipriyo Mullick will visit the area on Tuesday.