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CBI forms 7-member SIT led by a DIG in Suvendu Adhikari’s aide murder case

CBI forms 7-member SIT led by a DIG in Suvendu Adhikari’s aide murder case

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) formed a special investigation team (SIT) led by a deputy inspector general (DIG) rank officer to investigate a larger conspiracy and inter-state ramifications in the murder of Chandranath Rath, aide to West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, people familiar with the development said on Tuesday. Three suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Chandranath Rath, personal assistant of CM Suvendu Adhikari. (ANI Video Grab) The federal agency already registered a case after taking over the first information report (FIR) from West Bengal police. Officials said that the SIT, led by DIG Pankaj Kumar Singh is currently in the process of taking over from local police and examining all cases documents so far, besides taking the custody of three men— Mayank Raj Mishra and Vicky Maurya (both from Bihar) and Raj Singh (from Uttar Pradesh). Singh is allegedly involved in at least 15 murder cases in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh and is suspected to be the main contract killer in the Rath murder case, an officer said. Also Read: Firing …

Three arrested from Bihar, UP in West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari’s PA murder case

Three arrested from Bihar, UP in West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari’s PA murder case

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The West Bengal police have arrested two men from Bihar and one from Uttar Pradesh in connection with the May 6 murder of Chandranath Rath, aide to chief minister Suvendu Adhikari. Three suspects – Mayank Raj Mishra, Vicky Maurya and Raj Singh- arrested in connection with the murder of Chandranath Rath, personal assistant of CM Suvendu Adhikari, being taken from the court after the court sent them to 13 days of police custody, at Barasat in North 24 Parganas on Monday. (ANI) Mayanak Raj Mishra and Vicky Maurya were detained in Bihar’s Buxar, while Raj Singh was picked up by West Bengal’s special investigation team (SIT) from UP’s Ballia district. Singh is allegedly involved in at least 15 murder cases in Bihar and UP and is suspected to be the main contract killer in the Rath murder case, a police officer said. The three, brought to West Bengal on Monday morning, were sent to police custody for 13 days by the North 24 Parganas district’s Barasat court. The charges against them include murder, organised crime …

SIT recovers motorcycle used in Suvendu Adhikari aide Chandranath Rath’s murder

SIT recovers motorcycle used in Suvendu Adhikari aide Chandranath Rath’s murder

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The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the assassination of Chandranath Rath, the long-time personal assistant of outgoing Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, in a recent development, has recovered the motorcycle used in the murder on Thursday.  Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

TMC’s Saugata Roy condemns killing of Suvendu Adhikari’s aide, seeks CBI probe

TMC’s Saugata Roy condemns killing of Suvendu Adhikari’s aide, seeks CBI probe

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Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy on Thursday termed the killing of BJP MLA-elect Suvendu Adhikari`s PA Chandranath Rath as “tragic”, while condemning the incident. Speaking to ANI, Roy demanded “strongest” action against the perpetrators of the incident and demanded a court-monitored CBI investigation into the matter. “It is a deeply tragic incident. We strongly condemn the brutal murder of Chandranath Rath in Madhyamgram. We demand that the strictest possible action be taken regarding this matter-including a court-monitored CBI investigation-and that those responsible for this crime be identified and arrested without delay. There is absolutely no place for such violence in a democracy… We (TMC) have absolutely no connection to this incident whatsoever… This is a part of the post-poll violence that has been taking place,” the TMC MP said. Earlier in the day, West Bengal BJP President Samik Bhattacharya targeted the Trinamool Congress, alleging that there is “no rule of law left in West Bengal” following the killing of Suvendu Adhikari`s personal assistant Chandranath in Madhyamgram. He said the incident could be a case of …

BJP leaders react to murder of Suvendu Adhikari’s aide

BJP leaders react to murder of Suvendu Adhikari’s aide

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Following the killing of Chandranath Rath, Personal Assistant (PA) to Suvendu Adhikari, Bihar BJP president Sanjay Saraogi voiced confidence that the criminal will be hunted down sooner or later, even if hiding in the underworld and will be brought to justice.   “We have seen that he used to stay with Suvendu Adhikari. He was shot dead at night. But people should understand this clearly, now there is no Trinamool Congress government there anymore. Now the government belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Even if someone is hiding in the underworld, they will be found and action will be taken. People should keep this firmly in mind. The BJP has won with a huge majority, so the accused will not be spared,” Sanjay Saraogi said. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Chandranath not Suvendu Adhikari’s 1st PA to die unnaturally: A 2013 flashback to Pradip Jha’s death

Chandranath not Suvendu Adhikari’s 1st PA to die unnaturally: A 2013 flashback to Pradip Jha’s death

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Bharatiya Janata Party leader and West Bengal next chief minister potential Suvendu Adhikari suffered a major loss on Wednesday night after his personal assistant and close aide Chandranath Rath was shot dead in Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas district. However, this is not the first time Adhikari’s personal assistant has died of unnatural cause. Suvendu Adhikari’s current personal assistant, who had been working with him since 2021, was shot dead on Wednesday. Back in 2013, when Adhikari was a member of Trinamool Congress and was serving as a Member of Parliament from Tamluk, his former personal assistant Pradip Jha was found dead on a pavement on Kolkata’s Strang Road on August 3, 2013. Jha worked as personal assistant for not just Adhikari but another TMC MLA as well, Haji Nurul Islam, who died in 2024. Track live updates of Chandranath Rath’s murder news here According to a Times of India reported dated 2013, Jha was 42 years old when he was found dead and was a resident of Charakdanga in Barasa. On the morning of …

Security tightened in North 24 Parganas after close aide of Suvendu Adhikari shot dead

Security tightened in North 24 Parganas after close aide of Suvendu Adhikari shot dead

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Tension prevailed in parts of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district and the police stepped up security deployment in the region on Thursday morning, a day after BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s close aide was shot dead, a senior officer said. Additional police forces were deployed in Madhyamgram, Doharia and adjoining localities after BJP supporters staged protests, demanding the immediate arrest of the assailants. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Suvendu Adhikari shares key details in PA’s ‘cold-blooded murder’, speaks to Amit Shah

Suvendu Adhikari shares key details in PA’s ‘cold-blooded murder’, speaks to Amit Shah

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BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari termed the killing of his close aide and PA Chandranath Rath a ‘cold-blooded murder’, further alleging that the attackers had pre-planned before carrying out the shooting in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. This came as Rath was fatally shot in Madhyamgram’s Doltala area by motorcycle-borne assailants, who tailed his vehicle, forced it to stop and opened fire before fleeing. BJP winning candidate of Bhabanipur and Nandigram constituency Suvendu Adhikari arrives at BJP West Bengal office (Saikat Paul) Adhikari reacts after aide’s killing Speaking outside the hospital where Rath was taken after the attack, Adhikari described the incident as deeply disturbing. “The incident is heart-wrenching; we condemn the incident.” He added that the Director General of Police Siddhnath Gupta had assured him that authorities would conduct a detailed probe into the murder. Calling the attack pre-planned, Adhikari alleged: “The way the attack was executed clearly suggests that the assailants had done a recce beforehand.” Read More: TMC, BJP demand ‘strong action’ after Suvendu Adhikari’s PA shot near Kolkata Details in the …