Zero FIR filed, Bengal Police team sent to Odisha: Mamata on death of migrant worker

Days aft a 30-year-old migrant idiosyncratic from West Bengal was allegedly killed successful Sambalpur territory of BJP-ruled Odisha, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee connected Saturday (December 27, 2025) said a "zero FIR" was filed and a State constabulary squad went to the neighbouring State to transportation retired the investigation.

She condemned the "brutal oppression, harassment and violence" against Bengali-speaking radical successful "every BJP-ruled State".

The migrant idiosyncratic from West Bengal was allegedly killed successful Sambalpur territory pursuing an altercation implicit a ‘bidi’ connected Wednesday (December 24).

In transportation with the killing of the young man, Jual Rana, the West Bengal Police person already "registered a zero FIR astatine Suti constabulary presumption and arrested six accused", Ms. Banerjee said.

"A constabulary squad from West Bengal has travelled to Odisha to transportation retired the investigation," she said.

"I powerfully condemn the brutal oppression, harassment and unit against Bengali-speaking radical successful each BJP-ruled Sstate. We basal firmly with those migrant Bengali-speaking families, which person been intimidated, victimised and subjected to inhuman attraction and guarantee them of each imaginable support," Ms. Banerjee said connected X.

Referring to the Sambalpur incident, she said migrant workers from the Jangipur portion successful Murshidabad person faced terrible atrocities successful BJP-ruled Odisha.

"It is profoundly unfortunate that a young migrant idiosyncratic from the Suti country of Jangipur successful Murshidabad was again beaten to decease successful Sambalpur connected December 24," she said connected the societal media platform.

Ms. Banerjee claimed migrant workers from Muslim-majority Murshidabad are "now returning location successful fear".

"We basal with the families affected by this tragic incident, and fiscal assistance volition beryllium extended to the household of the deceased," she said.

"We unequivocally condemn the perpetrators progressive successful specified acts successful BJP-ruled States and reiterate our committedness to supply each forms of assistance to the victims," the Chief Minister said.

Speaking the Bengali connection tin ne'er beryllium a crime, the TMC supremo said.