An 81-year-old man died in Barrackpore on Sunday after allegedly being kicked by a local civic body councillor from the Trinamool Congress. The incident reportedly occurred during a dispute when the elderly man attempted to object to an unauthorised construction in the area, police said. ADVERTISEMENTRabindranath Bhattacharya, TMC councillor of Ward 23, North Barrackpore Municipality, was arrested later on Sunday evening, senior police officers said. “Our only fault was that we had protested against an unauthorised construction of a three-storey building next to our house. A few hours later, Bhattacharya was formally arrested in connection with the death of the elderly person.

Source: The Telegraph February 09, 2026 01:26 UTC