Kolkata: A Trinamool Congress worker named Indrajit Singh was shot dead outside a polling booth in Katwa area of Burdwan district today. The murder happened after the second phase of Bengal municipal elections began. It is the first casualty of West Bengal’s two-phase municipal polls.
The first phase of West Bengal polls took place on April 18 that was restricted to the areas under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC). The second phase of polling is for the 91 civic bodies across West Bengal. The second phase began amid tight security today.