At least seven people killed in house fire at Bogtui village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district. The incident occurred hours after Bhadu Sheikh, deputy chief of ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) controlled-Barshal gram panchayat was killed in a bomb attack.
Some locals said that the houses were set on fire during attacks by members of a faction of the TMC.
The party’s district unit president, Anubrata Mondal, claimed on Tuesday the houses caught fire because of a short circuit. He denied allegations of infighting and retaliatory attacks.
Fire brigade personnel said they found at least 10 houses on fire. Police superintendent Nagendra Nath Tripathi said only a forensic examination can ascertain the cause of the fire.
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