South 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], November 13 (ANI): Trinamool Congress's (TMC) regional president, Saifuddin Lashkar, was shot dead in West Bengal's Jayanagar district, police said.

The incident happened in West Bengal's Jayanagar district's Bamungachi village area.

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"One person has been arrested in this incident. He has confessed to the crime," Baruipur Superintendent of Police Palash Chandra Dhali said.

Further information is awaited. (ANI)

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