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Trinamul supporter housewife beaten up and driven out

A CPI-M supporter beaten up his wife and driven out her, as she is a Trinamul Congress sympathiser. Mother of a child, the housewife is now under medical care at MJN Hospital in Cooch Behar.

Last night, agitated by the victory of the Trinamul Congress in many seats in the state, the husband, Paresh Chandra Sarkar allegedly beaten up his wife Mrs Pratima Sarkar (35) mercilessly at their Panisala residence. Abusing the housewife the man reportedly asked her to get out from the house to take shelter of the Trinamul Congress. "Here our candidate has won so you have no place here", he reportedly said.

The man is a staunch CPI-M supporter and works as a job assistant at Haribhanga gram panchayat office.

This morning too, the man manhandled his wife and torn her blouse and saree and pushed her out of the house. She came to Cooch Behar town and with the help of a Trinamul Congress leader she lodged a complaint to Kotowali police station. Later, she got admitted at MJN Hospital.

Trinamul Congress leader Mr Shiben Roy demanded police action and punishment of the husband. Police initiated a probe into the matter.