Kolkata, Aug 6 (TIWN) A Trinamool Congress member succumbed to gunshot injuries in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, police said on Tuesday.

Dilip Ram, the husband of panchayat pradhan and senior Trinamool leader Neetu Ram, was shot dead by unidentified men at Bandel on Saturday. The murder took place at the local railway station. 

The man was taken to the hospital, where he died.  As the police started investigation, the party called a strike. Shops and business establishments were shut in several parts of the city.    In Jhargram, the BJP blamed the Trinamool Congress after a man was injured after being shot at from point blank range, reported news agency Press Trust of India.  The police said the attack took place during a religious programme. Two persons approached Khagapati Mahato and one of them shot him. All three are residents of Bagua village.