Trinamool Congress worker shot dead

Unidentified gunmen shot de a ruling Trinamool Congress worker outside Shalimar railway station in West Bengal's Howrah district while he was returning home from work on Tuesday evening, police said.

Dharmendra Singh, who was in his early 40s, was a member of TMC's youth wing.

"He was on a motorbike with anor person. Unknown miscreants on bikes shot him from point blank range. Doctors declared him brought de after he was taken to a hospital. We are investigating matter," a police officer said.

Singh, who was primarily into construction business, was killed probably because of some professional rivalry, he said.

or person who was on motorbike with Singh was injured in incident.