West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose is likely to visit the violence-hit areas of Dinhata in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal on Saturday where a man was killed during an incident of firing on June 27 ahead of the panchayat elections, an official source said on Friday.

Bose, who is on a trip to the northern districts of the state, may meet the family members of the deceased and also talk to the witnesses of the clash at Dinhata, he added.

On Friday, Bose reached from Siliguri to Cooch Behar town, where he will spend the night.

One person was killed and four others were injured in an incident of firing during a clash between two groups of people at Dinhata in Cooch Behar district on Tuesday morning.

At least four people were detained for their alleged involvement in the killing, a senior police officer said.

Describing himself as the “ground zero governor”, Bose on Thursday said he would continue visiting the areas witnessing violence to have first-hand knowledge of what is happening.

During his journey from Siliguri, Bose personally took phone calls from people who alleged being tortured and the governor assured them of action, the source said.

Widespread violence over the filing of nominations for the rural polls has left at least eight people dead and several injured in various parts of the state this month.

The governor has opened a 'Peace Home' at the Raj Bhavan to address complaints from people regarding physical attacks and political intimidations.

Meanwhile, during a programme at Kalimpong College, Bose said West Bengal will get ‘student-vice chancellors’ for the first time in India. However, he did not elaborate on this.

“Youngsters should lead society. Leadership should rightly go to the new generation. Let us have student vice-chancellors also in our universities,” said Bose who is also chancellor of the state-run varsities.

Swami Vivekananda and many freedom fighters died while fighting for the motherland in their 20s, he said.

The best and the brightest among the students who have come out brilliantly in the post-graduation and continued to pursue their studies and research will be appointed as “interim vice-chancellors”, he said.

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