Man Killed During Clash Between 2 Political Groups In Bengal's Medinipur

A man was hacked to death during a clash between two groups in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district, police said on Saturday.The incident took place at Hatihalka in Medinipur Sadar area on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as Samsher Khan.Locals said Khan was associated with the BJP, a claim denied by the party's newly appointed organisational district president Soumen Tiwari.Some of the residents alleged that Tiwari's elevation led to tension between two factions of the party, who allegedly attacked each other with sharp-edged weapons, sticks and iron rods.Khan was allegedly struck with a 'tangi', a sharp-edged weapon, resulting in his death, they said.Tiwari said he had learnt about the incident but denied that Khan was a BJP worker."I have heard that an incident has…