SFI to organise protests across Bengal over 'mysterious' death of anti-CAA leader

Over 500 students of Aliah University, cutting across party lines, had fought a pitched battle with the police in Kolkata during a candle light vigil on Saturday night

CPI(M)'s student wing SFI is scheduled to organise protests across West Bengal over the "mysterious" death of Left leader Anish Khan in Howrah district.

Khan's family alleged that people donning police uniforms entered their residence in Amta on Friday night, dragged the Left leader, who had gained prominence during the anti-CAA stir, to the terrace and threw him down, causing his death.

Police, however, denied the allegation that any law enforcer had gone to Khan's residence, and said that he was found dead near his residence.

The incident has triggered widespread protests, with Congress, CPI(M) and BJP accusing local Trinamool Congress leader of masterminding the killing, while the ruling party claimed it was a "deep-rooted conspiracy" which could have been hatched outside West Bengal.

Over 500 students of Aliah University, cutting across party lines, had fought a pitched battle with the police in Kolkata during a candle light vigil on Saturday night.

They demanded that the killers of Khan, a prominent face during the agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and initiatives to help the poor during coronavirus-induced lockdowns, be nabbed and given exemplary punishment.