Kolkata: In a surprising incident, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief, Raju Jha, was shot lifeless by unidentified miscreants in West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman district on Saturday (April 1) night. According to the police, Jha, a Durgapur-based businessman, was on his technique to Kolkata with some colleagues when he was attacked exterior a confectionery store within the Shaktigarh space.
“In the car, there were three persons including Raju Jha. The motive of the accused is yet to be ascertained. Further investigation is underway,” stated Bardhaman SP Kamnasis Senas quoted by ANI. The police rushed Jha to a close-by hospital the place he was declared lifeless. The injured individuals are present process therapy at a hospital.
West Bengal | BJP chief Raju Jha was shot lifeless by unidentified miscreants in Shaktigarh of Purba Bardhaman
It is an unlucky incident and an investigation is being carried out: Kamanasish Sen, SP Purba Bardhaman pic.twitter.com/uYnrnVRZ7w
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2023
The accused fled the spot instantly after the incident, and their motive remains to be unclear. During the Left Front’s rule, Jha was accused of working an unlawful coal enterprise in Silpanchal. In the Trinamool authorities, numerous instances have been additionally registered towards him. He joined the BJP forward of the final meeting elections in December 2021, within the presence of State President Dilip Ghosh.
#WATCH | Union minister & BJP chief Anurag Thakur reacts on the dying of BJP chief Raju Jha who was shot lifeless by unidentified miscreants in Shaktigarh of Purba Bardhaman in West Bengal final night time pic.twitter.com/3iKy5FyLWM
— ANI (@ANI) April 2, 2023
Speaking to reporters on Sunday (April 2), BJP’s West Bengal president and MP, Sukanta Majumdar, stated, “It is not important which party he (the deceased) belonged to. What matters is the fact that a citizen of the state was shot dead by five people in broad daylight. Such incidents never happened in Bengal earlier. We only heard of such incidents in other states”.
“The fact that such incidents are happening here shows that the law and order situation in the state has totally collapsed,” Majumdar added as quoted by ANI.
