TMC leader Pabitra Roy arrested for killing two villagers in Malda (Update)

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ANI Malda (West Bengal)
Last Updated : Dec 28 2015 | 11:42 AM IST

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Pabitra Roy was on Sunday arrested by the West Bengal Police for two villager's death in Malda.

According to reports, Roy had opened fire from inside a car on a mob on Sunday afternoon while trying to flee the scene of an accident, killing one person and critically injuring another in Malda.

Roy, a TMC leader and local village council chief, rammed his officially-allotted Bolero car into a cyclist around 3p.m. on Sunday and opened fire on a chasing mob, triggering massive protests in the area.

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First Published: Dec 28 2015 | 11:28 AM IST

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