Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Seven Injured in North Dinajpur TMC Faction Clash
Two groups connected to the Trinamool Congress fought in Gobindapur.
The fight happened after the local village council got a new leader.
Seven people were hurt.
Police stopped the clash and are watching the area.
Two injured people were sent to a larger hospital in Siliguri for further care.
In a separate case, Cooch Behar police stopped an SUV carrying liquor.
They arrested the driver, Bishnu Barman.
Police are investigating where the liquor came from and where it was going.
At least seven people were injured in a clash between two Trinamool Congress factions at Gobindapur on Saturday night.
The violence followed the replacement of Khateja Khatun by Karima Khatun as Gobindapur gram panchayat chief on Friday.
Police reached the area around 10pm, brought the situation under control and continued monitoring it.
All seven injured people were treated initially at Islampur subdivisional hospital; two were referred to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri.
Separately, Cooch Behar police arrested Bishnu Barman and seized 420 liquor bottles from an SUV.
- Who
- Supporters of former gram panchayat chief Khateja Khatun and new chief Karima Khatun, both associated with rival Trinamool Congress factions, were involved in the clash; police later arrested SUV driver Bishnu Barman in a separate case.
- What
- A factional clash injured at least seven people in Gobindapur; separately, police seized liquor from an SUV and made an arrest.
- When
- The clash occurred around 10pm on Saturday, within 24 hours of Friday’s leadership change. The liquor seizure and arrest occurred on Sunday.
- Where
- The clash took place in Gobindapur under the Islampur subdivision of North Dinajpur district. The liquor was seized in Cooch Behar.
- Why
- The reported cause of the clash was tension between supporters after Khateja Khatun was replaced by Karima Khatun as gram panchayat chief.
Former Chief’s Faction
New Chief’s Faction
Gram panchayat leadership
Former Chief’s Faction
Supporters of former chief Khateja Khatun were associated with one of the rival Trinamool Congress factions after she was replaced.
New Chief’s Faction
Supporters of new chief Karima Khatun were associated with the other faction after she took charge.
Cause of tension
Former Chief’s Faction
The article reports that tension involving supporters of the former chief escalated after the leadership change.
New Chief’s Faction
The article reports that tension involving supporters of the new chief escalated after the leadership change.
- People injured
- At least seven
- Local leadership change
- Karima Khatun replaced Khateja Khatun as Gobindapur gram panchayat chief
- Hospital referrals
- Two injured people were referred to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Siliguri
- Liquor seized
- 60 beer bottles, 200 bottles of country-made liquor and 160 bottles of country-made spirit
- Liquor suspect
- Bishnu Barman, 43, from Chandamari
- Police action
- Police controlled the clash, monitored the area and began investigating the liquor consignment