<p>Kolkata: A 42-year-old Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader was shot dead in West Bengal's Birbhum district, and three people, including two women, were detained in connection with the murder, police said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The incident occurred early on Sunday near his residence in Komarpur village in the district when gunmen shot at Piyush Ghosh, the Srinidhipur panchayat president, an officer said.</p>.BJP’s ‘bhadralok’ chief in Bengal reaches out to Muslims, Congress, Left to take on TMC.<p>“One bullet was fired from close range. Someone, close to the deceased, could be involved in the murder. We are probing possible business disputes,” he said.</p>.<p>This was the third murder of TMC leaders in the last few days.</p>.<p>Rajjak Khan, a TMC local committee president from Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district, was killed on Thursday, while Abul Kalam Azad, a TMC panchayat-level worker, was hacked to death while celebrating his birthday on July 10 at English Bazar in Malda.</p>
<p>Kolkata: A 42-year-old Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader was shot dead in West Bengal's Birbhum district, and three people, including two women, were detained in connection with the murder, police said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The incident occurred early on Sunday near his residence in Komarpur village in the district when gunmen shot at Piyush Ghosh, the Srinidhipur panchayat president, an officer said.</p>.BJP’s ‘bhadralok’ chief in Bengal reaches out to Muslims, Congress, Left to take on TMC.<p>“One bullet was fired from close range. Someone, close to the deceased, could be involved in the murder. We are probing possible business disputes,” he said.</p>.<p>This was the third murder of TMC leaders in the last few days.</p>.<p>Rajjak Khan, a TMC local committee president from Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district, was killed on Thursday, while Abul Kalam Azad, a TMC panchayat-level worker, was hacked to death while celebrating his birthday on July 10 at English Bazar in Malda.</p>