TMC worker shot dead at Burdhman

A Trinamool Congress activist was shot dead and his uncle injured allegedly by motorcycle-borne men in West Bengal's Burdhman district on Friday.

The 27-year-old activist, Kasim Khaji, was returning on a motorcycle with his uncle when he was shot from close range at Mongol Nawpara under Bhatar police station, police said. His uncle was shifted to the Burdhman hospital in a serious condition, said the police.

Inner party clash could be the motive behind the murder, police said, adding that search is on to nab the culprits.