Maoists kill RSP worker, 2 cops

Red rage continued unabated in Bengal with Maoists killing three men, including two police constables, on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Red rage continued unabated in Bengal with Maoists killing three men, including two police constables, on Tuesday and Wednesday. While an RSP worker was killed at Nawda in Murshidabad on Tuesday, the Maoists murdered two police constables, posted at the State Bank of India’s Dahijuri branch in Binpur, and fled with two INSAS rifles and 40 rounds of cartridges.
 
Serful Sheikh (35) of Nawda had a personal rivalry with two suspected Maoists, namely Touhid Molla and Rakib Molla. Sources said until a year ago, his cousin Shamirul Sheikh was involved in illegal poppy cultivation with Rakib as one of his regular customers. But one day, Rakib fled without paying Shamirul. So, the latter sought the help of Serful — an RSP worker — to recover the poppy from Rakib, who was then arrested and sentenced to three months’ imprisonment.

But after coming out of jail, he started threatening Serful, with the help of Touhid, for getting him entangled in a “false case”. Serful’s uncle Nazuddin Sheikh said eight months ago, suspected Maoists tried to kill Serful but failed. “Since then, a police picket has been posted within 50 metre of Serful’s house. But on Tuesday night, a gang of 12 Maoists, led by Touhid and Rakib, stormed Serful’s house and shot him at point-blank range,” he added.

In the other incident, West Midnapore police said the victims — Rashidul Islam (27) and Samir Sardar (28) — were both residents of Basirhat and posted as state armed police constables at Binpur police station.

According to eyewitnesses, five men and a woman came on three motorcycles. Four of them went upstairs and shot Samir after snatching Rashidul’s rifle.They then fled shouting Maoist slogans.

“The goons did not attack any of the bank employees or loot money from the vault or the cash counter. We had sought police help for security last year and Binpur police station sends two constables every working day,” said S K Gope, the manager.

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