Bengal woman allegedly killed after TMC employees hurled bombs throughout victory rally

Jun 23, 2025 04:53 PM IST

Police mentioned the 13-year-old woman succumbed to her accidents sustained from an explosion and raids had been on in full swing to arrest these chargeable for the incident

Kolkata: A 13-year-old woman was killed in an explosion triggered by a crude bomb allegedly hurled by employees of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) whereas they had been celebrating the get together’s victory within the bye-elections at Kaliganj in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Monday afternoon.

Police mentioned they shall spare no stones unturned to nab the culprits . (Representational picture)

“Today, a 13-year-old woman succumbed to her accidents sustained from an explosion in Kaliganj PS space of Krishnanagar police district. We shall spare no stones unturned to nab the culprits who had been behind the incident. Raids are on in full swing to arrest these chargeable for this extraordinarily unlucky loss of life,” the state police wrote on X.

Alifa Ahmed, the TMC candidate, gained the bye-election by 50,049 votes. While Ahmed obtained 102,759 votes, Ashish Ghosh, the BJP-candidate, obtained 52,710 votes.

The by-election was necessitated after the loss of life of former TMC MLA Nasiruddin Ahmed in February this 12 months. Nasiruddin Ahmed was the daddy of Alifa Ahmed. The TMC has been profitable the seat since 2011.

“I’m shocked and deeply saddened on the loss of life of a younger woman in an explosion at Barochandgar in Krishnanagar police district. My prayers and ideas are with the household of their hour of grief. Police shall take robust and decisive authorized motion in opposition to the culprits on the earliest,” Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of West Bengal, wrote on X.

Ziaul Sheikh, an area resident who was additionally overwhelmed up, mentioned, “TMC employees and supporters had been taking part in with inexperienced color, shouting slogans, bursting crackers. Crude bombs had been being hurled indiscriminately on the homes of CPI(M) and Congress employees and supporters. One such bomb killed the 13-year-old woman.”

The TMC had first gained the seat in 2011 when it got here to energy ending the 34-year-old Left regime. Nasiruddin Ahmed was elected the TMC legislator. In 2016, he misplaced the seat to Congress-CPI(M) alliance candidate Sheikh Hasanuzzaman. However, Hasanuzzaman later joined Trinamool. Nasiruddin reclaimed the Kaliganj seat within the 2021 Assembly polls. The seat fell vacant after his demise.

The bye-election is being seen as a litmus take a look at for each the ruling TMC and its arch rival the BJP forward of the 2026 meeting elections.

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