An 18-year-old first-time voter died of bullet wounds in a booth of Sitalkuchi Assembly seat during a BJP-Trinamul clash on Saturday morning.

Sources said Ananda Burman, the first-time voter from Pathantuli village, had walked up to his booth (5/285) in Golenaohati.

“It was peaceful at the booth then but suddenly Trinamul and BJP supporters attacked each other with guns and bombs. Ananda somehow came in between the rival groups and was hit by a bullet in his back. Rushed to a local block health centre, he later died,” said a district administration source.

Sanjay Chakraborty, a district BJP leader, claimed Ananda was their supporter.

“Jagadish Burman, his father, is a carpenter and an old supporter of our party. For the past few days, Trinamul supporters had been intimidating them,” said Chakraborty.

Partha Pratim Roy, Trinamul’s Sitalkuchi candidate, denied the charges of intimidation.

Police have detained two persons in the incident.

In another incident, Amal Das, 35, a BJP worker in Palakhawa area under Cooch Behar North Assembly seat, was found dead and hanging in a bamboo plantation on Saturday morning. Amal was missing since Friday night. The BJP alleged Amal was killed and hanged, and demanded a thorough probe into the incident.

Police said they started a probe. “We are waiting for his post-mortem report,” said an officer.