Trinamool worker shot dead in Bengal, family alleges ‘political enmity’

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A Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker was shot dead in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Saturday..

The victim, Ziarul Molla, was found lying with a bullet injury on the side of a road in a village in Basanti...

Despite being rushed to a hospital, he was pronounced dead by doctors, said police officials...

Ziarul Molla's family claimed that he was a member of the Yuva Trinamool Congress and had been facing constant threats..

The victim's family believe that his political affiliations led to his death, according to the police.. Speaking about his father's death, Molla's son said, "My father had lots of enemies..

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