• Former CPI-M legislator shot at, seriously injured By Indo Asian News Service | 07 November 2009 | 9:47pm 0 Comment

  Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislator Subhas Soren was shot at by unidentified men in West Bengal's West Midnapore district Saturday evening, police said, amid speculation that the assailants may be Maoists.

  Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) Former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) legislator Subhas Soren was shot at by unidentified men in West Bengal's West Midnapore district Saturday evening, police said, amid speculation that the assailants may be Maoists.

  The incident occurred at Gopiballavpur in West Midnapore district, wracked by Maoist violence. Soren, who represented Nayagram constituency, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, police said.

  Soren is a member of the CPI-M's West Midnapore district committee. The incident occurred at Narisole village, about 15 km from Gopiballavpur police station, when Soren was returning to his home after attending a party meeting.

  Some assailants suddenly came out of jungle and shot him on his waist, police said.

  Soren was first rushed to the Gopiballavpur primary health centre and then to Jhargram sub-divisional hospital.

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