West Bengal: A CPI supporter of 35 year old killed today and his body was found lying outside a polling booth at Shibapara area’s Domkal Assembly seat in Murshidabad district where polling for the third phase is underway.

Anisur Rahman,who is the CPI(M) candidate and former minister said, “the man identified as Tahidur Islam was killed when bombs were hurled outside the polling booth.”

Murshidabad Superintendent of police C Sudhakar, meanwhile, said –“the murder was not related to polls.”

“Tahidur was injured somewhere else and his body was dumped near the booth,” the SP said.

Congress candidate of Hariharpara Assembly seat in the common district Mir Alam Gir alleged that two party heplers were beaten up allegedly by Trinamool Congress workers at Hosseinpur. Trinamool Congress, meanwhile,refused the charges.