Kolkata, Nov. 26 -- A small-time businessman was shot dead by unidentified miscreants while he was returning home after selling his products in West Bengal's Kaliachak block under Malda district, official sources said on Wednesday.
The incident happened on Tuesday night, around 24 hours after another businessman and Trinamool Congress activist of the area was abducted and murdered by unknown persons, the sources said.
Papad seller Azhar Ali was cycling back home after doing business in a local fair when he was shot dead by some miscreants near Nicher Kandi area under Jamalpur gram panchayat in Kaliachak police station area. The crime happened on No 12 National Highway around 9 pm when the unidentified gunmen shot in his head from close ra...