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BJP leader Raju Jha shot dead in West Bengal’s Bardhaman

Raju Jha, a BJP politician, was shot dead by unidentified miscreants on Saturday evening.

BJP leader Raju Jha shot dead in West Bengal’s Bardhaman

Raju Jha, a BJP politician, was shot dead by unidentified miscreants on Saturday evening in Shaktigrah, West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman, according to police. According to senior officials, the victim BJP leader, identified as Raju Jha, a businessman from Durgapur, was on his way to Kolkata with other colleagues when he was attacked by unidentified persons outside a sweets shop in the Shaktigarh district.

“In the car, there were three persons including Raju Jha. The motive of the accused is yet to be ascertained. Further investigation is underway,” Bardhaman SP Kamnasis Sen said. According to authorities, Jha was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead. The injured people were being treated in a hospital.

Raju Jha, a BJP politician, was shot dead by unidentified miscreants on Saturday evening in Shaktigrah, West Bengal’s Purba Bardhaman, according to police. According to senior officials, the victim BJP leader, identified as Raju Jha, a businessman from Durgapur, was on his way to Kolkata with other colleagues when he was attacked by unidentified persons outside a sweets shop in the Shaktigarh district.

“In the car, there were three persons including Raju Jha. The motive of the accused is yet to be ascertained. Further investigation is underway,” Bardhaman SP Kamnasis Sen said. According to authorities, Jha was transported to a local hospital and pronounced dead. The injured people were being treated in a hospital.

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