Archive · 17 Aug 2026
BJP Worker Among Eight Arrested for Killing CJP Supporter's Father
A man named Sheikh Mohammad Mafik was badly hurt and later died.
His son, Sheikh Abdul Hafeez, supports a small political party called the Cockroach Janata Party.
One night, a group of armed men came to their house and attacked them.
The son managed to escape, but the father was seriously injured.
He was taken to a hospital, but doctors could not save him.
The police arrested eight people for the attack.
One of the arrested people is a worker for a big political party called the BJP.
The man's wife filed a report with the police about what happened.
The police are now looking into the case.
Eight people, including a local BJP worker, were arrested in Bankura, West Bengal, for allegedly murdering Sheikh Mohammad Mafik.
Mafik was the father of Sheikh Abdul Hafeez, a supporter of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP).
Armed men attacked Abdul's house at night, beating him and his father; Abdul escaped while Mafik suffered fatal injuries.
Mafik died at Burdwan Medical College and Hospital on Saturday night after being shifted from Indus Block Primary Health Centre.
Hasina Begum, Mafik's wife, lodged an FIR at the Indus police station on Sunday.
- Who
- Eight people, including BJP worker Astam Majhi, arrested for the murder of Sheikh Mohammad Mafik, father of CJP supporter Sheikh Abdul Hafeez.
- What
- Armed men attacked the house of CJP supporter Sheikh Abdul Hafeez, beating him and his father; the father later died of his injuries.
- When
- The attack happened at night after August 13; Mafik died on Saturday night and arrests were made on Sunday.
- Where
- Karishunda area at Indus in Bankura district, West Bengal; Mafik died at Burdwan Medical College and Hospital.
- Why
- The article does not state an explicit motive.
- Arrests
- 8 people, including a BJP worker
- Deceased
- Sheikh Mohammad Mafik
- Victim's son
- Sheikh Abdul Hafeez, CJP supporter
- FIR lodged by
- Hasina Begum, Mafik's wife
- Location
- Karishunda, Indus, Bankura district, West Bengal
- Hospital
- Burdwan Medical College and Hospital
- Arrested BJP worker
- Astam Majhi