The state government on Thursday handed over a government job letter to the wife of deceased BJP booth committee president Saikat Bhawal, who was allegedly lynched by suspected Trinamul supporters at Halisahar in North 24-Parganas on December 12 during an outreach programme of the saffron party.

On Thursday, Trinamul’s Naihati MLA Partha Bhowmik visited Saikat’s home and handed Nabaparna Bhawal the appointment letter, asking her to report for duty at the fire services department in Calcutta immediately.

Trinamul leader Trinangkur Bhattacharya later took her to Calcutta, where she joined duty in the fire services department.

On December 12, Saikat was allegedly lynched by suspected Trinamul supporters during the BJP’s Griha Sampark Abhiyan. Six other BJP activists had been injured.

Based on an FIR, police had arrested three accused on the same night.

Two days later, Trinamul leaders called on Nabaparna and she said the murder was “apolitical”.

Saikat, a contract worker at Halisahar Municipality, married Nabaparna in March 2019. Trinamul sources said when chief minister Mamata Banerjee came to know about Saikat’s family, she took the initiative to arrange a job for Nabaparna. Mamata advised a job for Saikat’s brother as well, a Trinamul leader said.

MLA Bhowmik said again that the murder was not political. BJP leader Subhranshu Roy welcomed the government’s gesture.