Archive · 20 Aug 2025
Gun Violence in Two Bengal Districts Involves Trinamool Workers
In two separate incidents, guns were involved, leading to arrests and injuries.
In Jhargram, a student took his father's illegal gun to school to threaten his teacher.
The father, a Trinamool worker, is now in hiding.
In Malda, a student was shot by a Trinamool youth worker after a fight.
The shooter is at large.
BJP members are accusing the Trinamool party of not taking actions on their workers who possess illegal firearms.
A student in Jhargram attempted to attack his teacher with an illegal firearm belonging to his father, a local Trinamool worker.
In Malda, a Class XII student was shot by a Trinamool youth worker following a dispute.
The Jhargram student was apprehended and sent to a state-run home, while his father is in hiding.
The Malda shooting stemmed from a dispute over a cellphone, and the shooter is absconding.
BJP officials have alleged Trinamool involvement in both incidents, while Trinamool officials are calling for investigations.
- Who
- Students, a teacher, Trinamool workers, and local police.
- What
- Two incidents involving illegal firearms and violence in Jhargram and Malda, linked to Trinamool workers.
- When
- The incidents occurred on Monday, with related developments on Tuesday.
- Where
- Jhargram and Malda districts in West Bengal.
- Why
- In Jhargram, to harm a teacher; in Malda, due to a dispute, with potential political undertones.
BJP View
Trinamool View
Political Responsibility
BJP View
Blames Trinamool for not taking action against its workers, accusing them of possessing illegal firearms.
Trinamool View
Calls for an investigation into whether the student's father was associated with the party.
- Incidents
- Two
- Locations
- Jhargram, Malda
- Political Angle
- Involved Trinamool workers
- Weapon Used
- Illegal firearms
- Arrests/Apprehensions
- Student in Jhargram
- Injured
- Malda student
