Kolkata, March 19 A local TMC leader was allegedly murdered in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, which is heading for elections, police said on Thursday.
The deceased was Masiur Gazi (41), president of booth number 178 in Champatala gram panchayat in the Deganga area, a senior TMC leader said.
Gazi's body, covered in blood, was found on the roadside near Nobbai Pat Gheri in the Haroa police station area on Thursday, a police officer said.
Gazi is a garment trader by profession and a local TMC functionary, he said.
Police suspect that Gazi was killed elsewhere, and his body was dumped at the location.
"Prima facie, it appears that he was murdered, and his body was disposed of here. An investigation has been initiated," the police officer said.
Ranjay Pramanik, a member of TMC's Deganga panchayat samiti, said that Gazi was an active party worker and held the position of booth president in the area.
The incident has triggered political tension in the district, which is scheduled to go to polls in the second phase of the assembly elections on April 29.
Police said that all angles, including any internal rivalry and business disputes, are being investigated.