BJP workers who had gone to have tea in the Hatihalka area of West Midnapore were attacked with sticks and knives. BJP social media activist Shamsher Biswas was killed in the attack. BJP leader Sandeep Karan suspected the attackers were affiliated with the TMC or were neo-BJP members.
The murder of BJP worker Shamsher Khan in Medinipur, West Bengal, has sparked tension in the area. He was killed in an attack following the announcement of a new district president. Locals are blaming the Trinamool Congress.