A 65-year-old Trinamul leader died in Malda after he was allegedly beaten up by a group of youths on Tuesday for asking them to stop playing music loudly.

Deceased Afzal Momin’s family members filed a complaint with police, who in turn detained 14 youths.

Sources said a group of around 20 youths were playing music in sound boxes at a high volume at Babla Mandal Para under Mothabari police station of the district.

“Some residents asked them to lower the volume but the youths did just the opposite. It led to an altercation between residents and youths,” said a local source.

Trinamul leader Momin, a former panchayat member, intervened and asked the youths to leave without argument.

The youths left then but soon returned with sticks and iron rods.

“Sensing trouble, my father (Momin) went to the spot again. Then, the youths shoved him to the ground and attacked him,” alleged Mohammad Jahangir Ali, Momin’s son. Family members rushed him to the health centre where doctors pronounced him dead, Ali added.

“We are waiting for the post-mortem report. Probe is on,” said a police officer.

Found hanging

In Jalpaiguri, Trinamulpanchayat member Sima Das,46, was found hanging in her room on Wednesday.

Das, a member of Sakoajhora-I panchayat of Banarhatblock, stayed with her family in Jagadish Colony of Telipara. Police recovered the body and started a probe.