Trinamul infighting took an ugly turn in Malda on Monday night, within five days of chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s visit, urging district leaders to be united against the saffron camp.

Around 10.30pm on Monday, a group of some 150 people, apparently Trinamul supporters, ransacked the house of the party’s Englishbazar MLA Nihar Ranjan Ghosh at BS Road of the town and also a party office which Ghosh uses.

Ghosh, in mourning attire after his father’s recent death, narrowly escaped the attack. The mob dispersed when a police team rushed to the spot.

Ghosh, who also chairs the board of administrators of Englishbazar municipality, filed a police complaint naming Krishnendu Choudhury, a former minister and chairman of district Trinamul, and Prasenjit Das, the district youth Trinamul president.

“They came to kill me as their conspiracies to demean me before the state Trinamul leadership have been foiled. Krishnendu Choudhury and Prasenjit Das led the attack in person and instigated criminals to harm me and my family. They broke portraits of chief minister Mamata Banerjee and minister Firhad Hakim,” said Ghosh.

According to sources, the group carrying sticks, rods and sharp weapons reached Ghosh’s house. “Assembling in front of the house, they started abusing the MLA, ransacked the party office and then entered his home. There, they ransacked rooms indiscriminately and even entered his bedroom,” said one of Ghosh’s close relatives.

As the MLA called up the police, a team led by inspector-in-charge of Englishbazar police Madanmohan Roy reached, which caused the attackers to flee. Trinamul loyalists of Ghosh also reached his home.

Police started a probe and arranged security for the MLA and his family, SP Alok Rajoria said.

On Tuesday, Ghosh handed over CCTV footage to the police and claimed Choudhury and Das could be seen in it.

Ghosh and Choudhury have a bitter history.

Choudhury was an elected councillor of Englishbazar municipality from 1990 and civic chairman for two terms. He tasted defeat for the first time at 2005 civic polls to Ghosh, then backed by Left and Congress. In 2016, Ghosh filed his nomination from the Englishbazar Assembly seat as an Independent backed by the Left and Congress. Choudhury, then a minister in Mamata’s cabinet, lost to him again. Later, Ghosh joined Trinamul.

Choudhury and Das have denied the charges. Choudhury said he knew nothing about the incident. Das said the incident might be the fallout of a family feud.