Cooch Behar Shooting: BJP MLA Sukumar Roy’s Son, Driver Arrested After Attack On TMC Neta

Last Updated:July 05, 2025, 10:42 IST

Cooch Behar (Uttar) MLA Sukumar Roy’s younger son Subhankar Roy and the family's driver Uttam Gupta were arrested on Friday.

TMC leader Raju Dey undergoing treatment at a private hospital | Image: X

A BJP MLA’s son and his driver were arrested on Friday in connection with a shooting incident that injured a Trinamool Congress leader in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district.

The police said that Raju Dey, karmadhyaksha of the Cooch Behar Block 2 Panchayat Samity, was returning home on his motorcycle around 11 pm on Thursday when four assailants opened fire on him near Jhinaidanga.

Dey sustained a gunshot wound to his right shoulder and underwent surgery early Friday at a private nursing home. He is currently stable, said officials.

Cooch Behar (Uttar) MLA Sukumar Roy’s younger son Subhankar Roy and the family’s driver Uttam Gupta were arrested on Friday.

Police also seized a black SUV believed to have been used in the attack. “The vehicle belongs to MLA Roy. Witnesses saw his son in the car at the time of the incident," a police officer said.

An FIR has been registered against four individuals.

While the MLA’s elder son was initially detained, he was later released. “Hunt is on to get the other two involved in the attack," Superintendent of Police Dyutiman Bhattacharya said.

In a video statement, Raju Dey alleged: “A couple of months back, locals in Chakchaka held protests against the MLA. The legislator was travelling in the same car back then. It was seen yesterday, too, when I was attacked."

Political Row

The incident triggered strong political reactions, with the ruling Trinamool Congress alleging political violence in the state.

“The 2024 Lok Sabha results from Bengal made it clear that @BJP4India was rapidly losing ground in Cooch Behar. Now that the district has slipped from their iron-fisted grasp, they’ve returned to what they do best: unleashing BRUTE, MINDLESS VIOLENCE," the party wrote on X.

Protests were also held across the district by TMC workers demanding strict action.

“This is an exceptional case where the son of a BJP MLA is trying to kill our man. We would expect the governor and the NHRC to visit Cooch Behar as they do every time BJP blames our party," said TMC district president Avijit Dey Bhowmik.

MLA Sukumar Roy, meanwhile, dismissed the allegations, calling them politically motivated.

“With the assembly polls near, TMC netas have become desperate to gain ground in the district, especially in my constituency, as they know they will lose this time as well. They are therefore using cops to do what they do best," he said, claiming Dey was injured in an internal party clash.

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