A block Trinamul leader, who is also an elected representative in a rural body, was assaulted by suspected BJP supporters in DinhataI block of Cooch Behar district on Saturday night.

Banik Roy, who is the deputy of a Trinamul-run panchayat of the block, said he was on way home from a club in Petla area. While he was crossing a locality, a group of youths, allegedly BJP supporters, came on motorcycles and intercepted him.

"They were in three motorcycles and attacked me. I was pushed, kicked and punched as they went on hurling abuses at me for actively engaging in political activities. As I raised an alert, some local residents rushed to help and the attackers fled," said Roy, who is under treatment at the sub-divisional hospital in Dinhata.

As the news spread, a team from Dinhata police station visited the spot. They have also registered a case and are probing the incident.

The BJP, however, has denied the charge. “It is the fallout of Trinamul's internal rivalry,” said a BJP leader.

Crude bombs explode

Two persons, including a woman, got injured after some crude bombs, concealed in a pile of cow dung, exploded at Brohmanir Chowki village under BhetaguriII panchayat of Dinhata on Sunday.

The woman is under treatment at a private nursing home in Cooch Behar. The man has been released after first aid.

Police officers have visited the spot. A search would be conducted in the locality to find out if more bombs are hidden, said sources.