India, July 4 -- The West Bengal police on Friday arrested the son of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator after a panchayat samiti leader of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) was shot at on Thursday night in Cooch Behar district.

The accused, Dipankar Roy, is the son of Sukumar Roy, BJP MLA from Cooch Behar (North). BJP has refuted the allegations and said that Raju Dey, the TMC leader, was attacked because of factional feuds within the party. Dey's condition was stated to be stable.

Police said they have also seized the MLA's vehicle which they said was allegedly used in the crime.

"We have arrested two persons. A black-coloured SUV, which the attackers had used, has also been seized. Search for two more persons, named in the ...