Baruipur (WB), March 11 A local BJP leader was seriously injured after being shot, in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Wednesday, police said.
The assailants, on a motorcycle, fled the area after firing two shots at Trilokesh Dhali's abdomen in Sagar Island, a police officer said.
Dhali, who was in a critical condition, received initial treatment at a local hospital and was subsequently taken to Kolkata, he said.
The incident occurred at a location between the Gangasagar bus terminus and the Sridham bus terminus, under the jurisdiction of the Gangasagar coastal police station, he added.