Durgapur

A local BJP president, Dilip Ghosh, at a campaign stop in the industrial city of Durgapur, echoed these views.

Ms. Ghosh grew up in Durgapur, near Kolkata, a hotbed for India’s communists.

A public ceremony to commemorate Nath’s life will be held in his home town of Durgapur on Sunday night.

"My initial reaction was one of shock and disbelief," said Gautam Biswas, who taught Sarkar in the 9th and 10th grades at St. Michael's School in Durgapur, West Bengal.

Staff at his secondary school in the industrial town of Durgapur remembered him as an able student who passed his exams with good results.