Two persons were killed
today in the Deulbari-Judgerhaat area during a violent clash between two rival gangs, the police said.
There was old rivalry between gangs of Muslim Gharami and Shirajul Lashkar over gold trading in Kultali in South 24 Parganas district.
Today the gang members of Shirajul opened fire on Muslim Gharami (28) killing him on the spot, the police said.
As the news of Gharami's death spread, his gang members assembled and attacked their rivals, the police said adding, though Shirajul managed to escape, a group of miscreants hacked his mother Rahima Lashkar (50) to death.
There was tension in the area after the two deaths and a large police contingent has been posted there to keep situation under control, a senior district police officer said.
