A BJP worker, identified as Chandan Shaw, was shot dead in West Bengal on night of Sunday, 26 May, in Bhatpara of North 24 Parganas district.

Shaw was shot dead in front of his house in the Katadanga area of Kakinara, Bhatpara.

Three men on a bike first hurled bombs at him, then shot him from close range. Shaw died on the spot.

Following this, BJP workers blocked roads in the area, demanding the arrest of the assailants. Security forces were deployed in the area to bring the situation under control. Investigation has been initiated in the matter.

Kakinara in Bhatpara has been tense since the bypolls in the constituency on 19 May, and has been seeing incidents of sporadic violence since.