"Today You’re Dead": BJP man found dead in Bengal, chilling note on shirt

Mangalore Today News Network

Kolkata, May 30, 2018 :  A young BJP worker was found hanging from a tree in West Bengal’s Purulia this morning, in what the party alleged was a political murder linked to the violent civic polls in the state earlier this month. 20-year-old Trilochan Mahato was hanging by his own trousers.

 

Scrawled on the back and front of his white T-Shirt was a chilling message. Another note was found on a piece of paper left at his feet dangling just inches from the ground.

Roughly translated, the messages said, "This is for doing BJP politics from age 18. Been trying to kill you since the vote. Failed. Today you are dead." Near the body, the police also found a broken pen, a broken refill, a mobile, wallet, slippers, and Trilochan’s new bicycle.

BJP president Amit Shah, in tweets, said he was "deeply hurt by the brutal killing of our young karyakarta."

In the post that also included an image of Trilochan’s body, Mr Shah tweeted: "A young life full of possibilities was brutally taken out under state’s patronage. He was hanged on a tree just because his ideology differed from that of state sponsored goons."

The BJP has demanded a CBI inquiry. Trilochan, said the party, had worked very hard during the recent Panchayat polls in which Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress suffered some setbacks in Purulia.

In response, a Trinamool leader alleged that Trilochan was killed in infighting within the BJP. "I want a CID (Criminal Investigation Department) probe. Today there is so much infighting within the BJP for a chair," said Shrishti Dhar Mahato.

Trilochan’s father, in his police complaint, has named six men he alleges had threatened to kill his youngest son.

In the polls marked by rigging, violence and intimidation of voters, the Trinamool won one-third seats uncontested because there were no rival candidates. Over 15 people were killed during the elections, which saw a clean sweep by the Trinamool across the state. The party won all the Zilla Parishads, while BJP replaced the Left as the number two.


Addressing a press meet in Kolkata today, BJP leader Rahul Sinha pointed to the fact that just yesterday, Trinamool MP and Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee had declared at a public meeting that he would make sure Purulia district would soon become opposition free.

"There is a lot of chatter about panchayat results in Purulia and Jhargram districts. I will go to Purulia on June 1 and ensure Purulia becomes opposition free, I promise you that," were Abhishek Banerjee’s words.


courtesy: NDTV