Suvendu Adhikari Personal Assistant Chandranath Rath Shot Dead In West Bengal Near Kolkata
Kolkata:
The private assistant (PA) of West Bengal BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari has been shot useless in Madhyamgram, two days after the celebration’s historic win within the meeting election.
The BJP chief’s PA, recognized as Chandranath Rath, was hit by three out of 4 bullets fired at him whereas he was in a transferring automotive, sources stated. The suspects adopted his automotive and opened fireplace when it slowed down, they stated.
Visuals confirmed the automotive’s left entrance window cracked with bullet holes.
Chandranath Rath had been working for Suvendu Adhikari for a few years and dealt with the BJP chief’s political coordination and different work. The PA was thought of part of Suvendu Adhikari’s inside circle.
Suvendu Adhikari rushed to the hospital at Madhyagram the place the police saved his PA’s physique.
Another man, Buddhadeb, who was with Rath was injured and was taken to a hospital after the assault within the meeting constituency in North 24 Parganas district close to Kolkata, sources stated.
The PA was driving his personal automotive and Suvendu Adhikari was not with him, the BJP chief’s brother Dibyendu Adhikari advised NDTV. He sought a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and alleged the Trinamool Congress’s hand within the assault.
“This incident is symptomatic of the culture of violence prevalent all these years, cultivated by the Trinamool Congress. He has been brutally murdered. This should be thoroughly investigated. There is a deeper conspiracy behind the killing,” BJP chief Nikhil Prasun advised NDTV.
The Trinamool’s Rathin Ghosh had gained from Madhyamgram by 2,399 votes amid a powerful BJP problem.
The killing of Adhikari’s PA comes on a day when the BJP alleged Trinamool Congress employees impersonating as BJP supporters have been making an attempt to incite violence.
Adhikari, who has earned the identify “giant killer” after he defeated Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur seat by over 15,000 votes, is without doubt one of the frontrunners for chief minister.