In other incidents, there were reports of arson and vandalism at TMC offices in Kolkata's Tollygunge and Kasba, in Baruipur, Kamarhati, Baranagar in the suburbs, and in Howrah and Baharampur in the districts by mobs

The TMC MLA-elect from Nanoor, Bidhan Majhi, claimed that Sheikh was an active member of the party and was killed by BJP goons in the area

However, BJP leader Shyamapada Mondal said none of their party members was involved in the attack and police should undertake a free and fair investigation to find out the accused

TMC MP Sagarika Ghosh also shared a video of the body with a caption"horrifying, chilling". In a post on X, Ghosh said, "TMC worker killed in widespread violence"

The TMC, in a post, claimed an old woman was brutally attacked by BJP workers in Alipurduar town