Kolkata, Feb. 12 -- : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed shock and anger over the murder of Sukhen Mahato, a 24-year-old migrant worker from Purulia who was working in Pune, Maharashtra, calling the incident a "hate crime" and demanding immediate arrests and exemplary punishment for those responsible.
In a strongly worded post on X, the Chief Minister said she was "shaken, enraged, and sickened beyond words" by the killing of Mahato, the sole earning member of his family.
Alleging that the victim was targeted for his language and identity, Banerjee blamed what she described as a growing climate of xenophobia for such attacks on migrant workers.
"This is nothing short of a hate crime. A young man was hunted, ...