Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Youth with criminal cases hacked to death in Malda
A 27-year-old man named Nasiruddin Ahmed was attacked with sharp weapons and died.
This happened at night in a place called Panchanandapur in Malda.
The man had some legal troubles before, including a case about firing at a school student.
His brother thinks a man named Firoz owed him money and that is why he was hurt.
Firoz's brother is a leader in the Congress party.
Some other people think the man died because of a fight between groups in a different political party.
The police are looking for the people who did this, but no one has been arrested yet.
The doctors at the hospital could not save him because his injuries were too serious.
A 27-year-old man, Nasiruddin Ahmed alias Raj, was hacked to death with sharp weapons at Ittabazar, Panchanandapur, in Malda district on Friday night.
The victim had multiple pending criminal cases, including one for allegedly firing at a school student in August 2025, and was out on bail.
His brother Mahasin alleged a monetary dispute with Firoz Sheikh, who reportedly borrowed ₹80,000 and delayed repayment.
Congress district secretary Pranab Bhattacharya claimed the murder stemmed from a factional feud within Trinamool Congress, not a loan dispute.
No arrests have been made so far; police said searches are underway and they are awaiting the post-mortem report.
- Who
- Nasiruddin Ahmed alias Raj, a 27-year-old man from Malda with multiple pending criminal cases; his family names Firoz Sheikh, Dulal Sheikh and others as the attackers.
- What
- Nasiruddin was hacked with sharp weapons and reportedly fired at, suffering multiple cut injuries before being declared dead at a rural hospital.
- When
- Friday night at around 9pm.
- Where
- Ittabazar, Panchanandapur, under Mothabari police station, Malda district.
- Why
- The victim's family says the killing was over a monetary dispute involving an ₹80,000 loan; Congress officials say it resulted from a factional feud in Trinamool Congress.
Victim's family version
Congress version
Motive for the murder
Victim's family version
The murder was caused by a monetary dispute, as Firoz Sheikh borrowed ₹80,000 and delayed repayment; Firoz, his brother Dulal and others attacked the victim.
Congress version
The death resulted from a factional feud within Trinamool Congress; the family is blaming Dulal Sheikh to divert attention from the real cause of the murder.
Victim's political involvement
Victim's family version
Nasiruddin was an active Trinamool Congress worker.
Congress version
Other family members said he had become politically inactive after Trinamool's Assembly election defeat, and the MLA said he had not been active in party programmes; Congress described him as a 'notorious criminal'.
- Victim
- Nasiruddin Ahmed alias Raj, 27
- Location
- Ittabazar, Panchanandapur, Malda district
- Police station
- Mothabari
- Time of attack
- Around 9pm on Friday night
- Disputed loan amount
- ₹80,000
- Previous case
- Allegedly fired at a school student in August 2025
- Arrests
- None made so far
- Alleged attackers (per family)
- Firoz Sheikh, Dulal Sheikh and others