KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress leader shot dead by unknown assailants. Satyan Chowdhury, a general secretary of the party, was shot dead in Baharampur.

According to reports, Satyan along with some of his close aides was inspecting a high-rise building under construction at Bhakuri Intersection in Baharampur when three unidentified gunmen on two bikes fired three rounds at the TMC leader and fled the scene.

After the attack, the Murshidabad general secretary was rushed to the hospital, but his life could not be saved. Those who were with him said that the unknown gang was firing at Satyan Chowdhury at close range.

The police have registered a case and started an investigation. Satyan Chowdhury was a close follower of Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury. However, he changed his allegiance later and joined the Trinamool Congress.