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CBI takes over Suvendu Adhikari aide murder case, forms seven-member SIT
Investigators say the killing was carried out by hired shooters and are tracing money transfers to identify the masterminds behind the plot.
- On Monday, the Central Bureau of Investigation took over the murder probe of Chandranath Rath, a close aide to West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, forming a seven-member Special Investigation Team led by a DIG-rank officer.
- Rath was shot dead on May 6 in Madhyamgram, just three days before Adhikari's swearing-in as chief minister, prompting the West Bengal Police to arrest three suspects from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
- A Barasat court remanded the three accused to 13 days of police custody on Monday, while investigators examine UPI transactions and financial trails linked to toll plaza payments to identify masterminds.
- Led by a DIG-rank officer from the Delhi CBI, the team comprises seasoned officers from multiple states and has re-registered the FIR to ensure a comprehensive, time-bound investigation into the broader conspiracy.
- Investigators suspect at least eight people were involved in the killing amid post-election tensions; Adhikari alleged political motives, while the team probes interstate criminal links behind the "pre-planned murder.
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The murder of Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant, Chandranath Rath, now points to a larger crime network and contract killing. Investigating agencies suspect that more than 1 crore rupees were spent on the entire conspiracy.
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- 42% of the sources lean Left
42% Left
L 42%
C 25%
R 33%
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