Triple murder in Murshidabad takes a political turn, RSS, BJP
The gruesome triple murder of a school teacher and his family in Murshidabad took on a political colour on Thursday with the BJP and its ideological mentor - the RSS claiming that the victim was their supporter.
The BJP and the RSS said though the primary school teacher Bandhu Gopal Pal was not their active member, but at times he had participated in the weekly 'milan' programmes organised by the Sangh.
The police have declined to comment on whether Pal was a member of RSS or not.
The bodies of the 35-year-old teacher, his pregnant wife Beauty and 8-year-old son Angan were found lying in pools of blood in their house at Jiaganj in Murshidabad on Tuesday when the Durga Puja festivities were on.
The three were murdered by unidentified misreants, a senior police officer said here on Wednesday.
BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra in a tweet shared a video of the house in which blood stains could be seen on the floor.
"Warning : Gruesome video. This has shaken my ...