Three Trinamool Leaders Killed in Four Days Amid Suspected Intra-Party Feud

Speedy Summary:

• Piyush Ghosh, zonal president of Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Sainthia, Birbhum district, was killed on july 13, 2025. Assailants shot him at point-blank range a kilometer from his home.
• His wife alleged intra-party politics were behind the murder and claimed threats had been left on their door warning him not to leave the house. Ghosh is the third TMC leader killed in three days.
• On Thursday night, TMC leader Razzak Khan was killed in Bhangar, South 24 Parganas district. Mofazzal Molla has been arrested as a suspect; earlier speculations suggested supporters of Indian secular Front were responsible. Allegations link molla with Saukat Molla, Canning Purba MLA from TMC who was reportedly present near the crime scene hours after Khan’s murder.
• Local political rivalries and “area domination” have been cited by area residents as reasons for escalating violence within TMC ranks.
• A third victim over this weekend was abul Kalam Azad-a local TMC leader alle