An 18-year-old BJP worker was found dead in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district on Friday, police said.

The body of Dinabondhu Middya was found in a betel-leaf farm in Goramahal village in the Mayna area of the district, they said.

Middya's family alleged that TMC leaders "kidnapped and murdered" him, a charge rejected by the state's ruling party.

"My son was missing since Wednesday. We were being threatened by a few members of the TMC for quite some time. I am sure that my son was murdered by them," his mother Henarani Middya alleged, seeking a CBI investigation.

Police said that after receiving a missing person's complaint, they started searching for Middya, and with the help of his mobile tower location, they found the body.

The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, they added.

Rejecting the allegation, TMC MLA Nasiruddin Ahamed told PTI, "The BJP has a tendency to blame TMC for everything. Even before knowing what led to the death, they are blaming us. This is ridiculous."

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