Purulia, Feb. 12 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is scheduled to visit Purulia on Friday, where he will meet the family of a migrant worker who was allegedly killed in Pune, party sources said.

Earlier on Thursday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed shock and anger over the murder of Sukhen Mahato, a 24-year-old migrant worker from Purulia who was working in Pune, Maharashtra.

She called the incident a hate crime, alleging that the victim was targeted for his language and identity and blamed a growing climate of xenophobia for such attacks.

The Chief Minister demanded immediate arrest and strict punishment for those responsible.

In a post on X, CM Banerjee wrote, "I am shaken,...