The incident took place on Wednesday night when Priya Pal intervened to shield her husband, Debajit Barman, a private tutor and Trinamool Congress supporter, from a group of assailants. Both victims were admitted to Dinhata Sub-divisional Hospital, where Pal delivered a stillborn baby boy on Friday. Police have taken two suspects into custody and are pursuing other named individuals following a formal complaint filed by the family. While the victim's family linked the violence to a relative's political role, local opposition leadership condemned the act and denied that the attackers belonged to their party.
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The victim's husband alleged the targeted attack was tied to his sister-in-law's past rol…: The victim's husband alleged the targeted attack was tied to his sister-in-law's past role as a Trinamool Congress panchayat member.
Bharatiya Janata Party officials denied any organizational ties to the suspects, attribut…: Bharatiya Janata Party officials denied any organizational ties to the suspects, attributing the violence to an unrelated dispute.
Local BJP MLA Ajay Ray visited the victim's family, condemned the assault, and demanded s…: Local BJP MLA Ajay Ray visited the victim's family, condemned the assault, and demanded strict punishment for the perpetrators.
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KOLKATA: An eight-month-pregnant woman delivered a stillborn baby after she was allegedly assaulted by suspected BJP workers during an attack on her husband in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, police said on Saturday.
Police said two suspected BJP workers have been arrested in connection with the incident, which took place in Kuchni village, under Dinhata-II block, on Wednesday night.
According to news agency PTI, the victim, Priya Pal, was allegedly beaten when she tried to intervene as a group of men attacked her husband, Debajit Barman, a private tutor and All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporter, while he was returning home.
Barman said that after the assault, both of them were admitted to Dinhata Sub-divisional Hospital, where Priya delivered a stillborn baby boy on Friday.
Barman alleged that the attack was linked to his sister-in-law's association with the Trinamool Congress (TMC). His sister-in-law, Ranu Barman, is a former TMC panchayat member.
Following a police complaint filed by Barman naming 10 people, two accused, identified as Chandan Barman and Manoranjan Barman, were arrested, an officer said.
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