Bardhaman (WB): The head of a Trinamool
Congress-controlled panchayat in Purba Bardhaman district died
after he was shot at by gunmen at Kalna yesterday, police said
today.
Sukur Ali Sheikh, the head of Sultanpur Gram
Panchayat, received bullet injuries when a group of armed men
fired at him, following which he was rushed to a nearby
hospital, a senior police officer said.