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The police said locals spotted the bodies of Obaidullah Mollah, 26, and Latif Sheikh, 45, in a field.
Updated : Mar 21, 2012, 11:54 AM IST
The bodies of two Trinamool Congress supporters were found lying on Wednesday in a field at Basuldanga in Diamond Harbour of South 24-Parganas district.
The police said locals spotted the bodies of Obaidullah Mollah, 26, and Latif Sheikh, 45, in a field.
Mollah was hacked to death and Latif's throat was slit by sharp weapons, sources said.
Mollah, an embroidery worker, and Latif, a labourer supplier, were residents of Ektara village in Usti and Ghatakpukur respectively.
The police have seized a motorbike from near the spot.
Trinamool Congress MLA from Usti Giasuddin Mollah said the duo were their party supporters.