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West Bengal news highlights: Bengal governor dissolves assembly, Mamata no longer chief minister
Chandranath Rath murder news highlights: Earlier in the day, police reportedly recovered the bike allegedly used by the assailants who shot Rath dead. The bike was brought to the Madhyamgram police station in North 24 Parganas.
- 8:00 PM IST, May 7Blog closed
- 7:39 PM IST, May 7Bengal governor dissolves assembly
- 6:14 PM IST, May 7What medical superintendent of Barasat govt hospital said about autopsy
- 4:44 PM IST, May 7Bike used by assailants in Suvendu's aide's murder recovered
- 4:16 PM IST, May 7‘Chandranath Rath was killed because he was my aide and I defeated Mamata,’ says Suvendu Adhikari
- 3:57 PM IST, May 7TMC rattled after defeat, violence has no place in democracy, says Shivraj Singh
- 3:41 PM IST, May 7‘They can never see a woman rising’: Akhilesh hits out at BJP
- 3:15 PM IST, May 7Mortal remains of Suvendu's aide brought to his residence
- 3:09 PM IST, May 7Bengal's people voted against this politics of violence: Chirag Paswan
- 2:56 PM IST, May 7Chandranath Rath's driver undergoes multiple surgeries, still critical
- 2:39 PM IST, May 7‘Absolutely not a political matter’: TMC leader on Rath's death
- 2:18 PM IST, May 7TMC has created 'mafia culture' in Bengal, BJP says after Adhikari aide's killing
- 2:03 PM IST, May 7Suvendu Adhikari appeals BJP workers to not resort to political violence
- 2:00 PM IST, May 7'Is this the kind of change BJP is bringing?' - AAP MP on Chandranath's murer
- 1:47 PM IST, May 7No Model Code of Conduct in force now, says election commission
- 1:36 PM IST, May 7Details emerge about car used by murderers
- 1:27 PM IST, May 7Eye witness describes horror of Chandranath's murder
- 1:18 PM IST, May 7Victim was killed in execution-style murder
- 1:14 PM IST, May 7Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan blames TMC for Chandranath's murder
- 1:11 PM IST, May 7Chandranath not Suvendu Adhikari's 1st PA to die unnaturally
- 12:55 PM IST, May 7‘Used to call him Chandru with love’ - BJP leader remembers Chandranath
- 12:40 PM IST, May 7‘I cooked for him yesterday, he said he was busy with oath ceremony,’ says victim's mother
- 12:37 PM IST, May 7West Bengal CID begins probe
- 12:22 PM IST, May 7Police detaiks 3 people in connection with murder
- 12:02 PM IST, May 7‘Extremely unfortunate,’ says RJD MP Manoj Jha on Chandranath's murder
- 11:48 AM IST, May 7‘Had spoken to him at 2 pm yesterday,’ says victim's brother
- 11:33 AM IST, May 7Bengal BJP chief refuses to give ‘political reaction’
- 11:18 AM IST, May 7BJP workers protest, block highway
- 11:09 AM IST, May 7Shehzad Poonawala says ‘political violence is in TMC’s DNA'
- 10:55 AM IST, May 7‘There should be no place for violence,’ says TMC leader
- 10:48 AM IST, May 7Ghosh says anti-social elements must be sent to jail
- 10:35 AM IST, May 7BJP leader makes massive claim, links Abhishek Banerjee to PA's killing
- 10:15 AM IST, May 7How was Chandra's and Suvendu's relationship?
- 10:05 AM IST, May 7Ex-IAF employee to Suvendu Adhikari's ‘Mr dependable’ PA, who was Chandranath Rath?
- 9:51 AM IST, May 7Visuals from Chandranath's home
- 9:48 AM IST, May 7Rath's mother blames TMC for son's murder
- 9:39 AM IST, May 7Chandranath Rath's driver admitted to Apollo hospital
- 9:37 AM IST, May 7Amit Shah to visit Bengal tomorrow
- 9:35 AM IST, May 7Tension grips parts of North 24 Parganas after murder of Suvendu's aide
- 9:34 AM IST, May 7Chandranath Rath was associated with Suvendu Adhikari for 5 years
- 9:29 AM IST, May 7Tension grips Bengal after election results
- 9:21 AM IST, May 7‘Chandranath Rath was a dear friend,’ says BJP leader
- 9:06 AM IST, May 7Amit Shah informed of all developments
- 8:56 AM IST, May 7There were three people in the car during attack, say sources
- 8:50 AM IST, May 7Agnimitra Paul calls Rath ‘Mr Dependable’
- 8:46 AM IST, May 7Security beefed up outside hospital where Rath was brought
- 8:36 AM IST, May 7Heavy security at crime scene
- 8:14 AM IST, May 7Victim lived not far from where he was murdered
- 8:08 AM IST, May 7What Bengal BJP chief said on the murder
- 8:00 AM IST, May 7How the attack on Chandranath Rath unfolded
- 7:58 AM IST, May 7Driver with Chandranath Rath identified as Buddhadeb Bera
- 7:57 AM IST, May 7Driver with Rath also injured during attack
- 7:53 AM IST, May 7Vehicle in which Rath was travelling is under forensic probe
- 7:41 AM IST, May 7BJP leader says Chandranath 'didn't have any enemies'
- 7:34 AM IST, May 7Suvendu Adhikari talked to Amit Shah regarding the incident
- 7:28 AM IST, May 7‘Shots were perfectly aimed,’ says police
- 7:23 AM IST, May 7‘Political angle behind murder can’t be ruled out,' says BJP spokesperson
- 7:15 AM IST, May 7BJP leader calls Rath's murder ‘targeted killing’
- 7:11 AM IST, May 7Rath played key role in Adhikari’s election management
- 7:06 AM IST, May 7Victim was Suvendu Adhikari's PA for last 5 years
- 7:01 AM IST, May 7Trinamool demands ‘strongest possible action’
- 6:57 AM IST, May 7Murder happened at 3 km from Kolkata airport
- 6:53 AM IST, May 7Trinamool condemns Rath's murder and mentions killing of 3 of its party workers
- 6:44 AM IST, May 7Eyewitness says murderer seemed to be ‘an expert, fled immediately’
- 6:42 AM IST, May 7Suvendu Adhikari says his PA's murder was ‘pre planned’
West Bengal news highlights: As the body of West Bengal heavyweight leader Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant, Chandranath Rath, was brought to his hometown in Purba Medinipur district on Thursday, the BJP leader said that his PA was probably killed for being his close aide. He further alleged that Rath's murder was premeditated....Read More
"He was killed because he was my aide, and I defeated Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur," Adhikari told reporters. He further said, "His only fault was Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant. Five bullets were fired at him to ensure his death."
Suvendu's PA murder
Chandranath Rath was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Madhyamgram of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas late on Wednesday.
He suffered bullet injuries to the head, chest, and abdomen, following which he was rushed to a hospital but was declared dead.
Police probe into Chandranath Rath's murder
Earlier in the day, police reportedly recovered the bike allegedly used by the assailants who shot Rath dead. The bike was brought to the Madhyamgram police station in North 24 Parganas, news agency ANI reported.
The police has detained three people for questioning in relation to Chandranath Rath's murder.
Visuals from the spot of the incident showed the glass of the car in which Rath was travelling broken due to bullet holes. The car carried a ‘West Bengal Legislative Assembly On Duty’ symbol and was covered in blood after the murder.
Also read: Suvendu Adhikari shares key details in PA's ‘cold-blooded murder’, speaks to Amit Shah
Suvendu Adhikari's PA murdered | Key points
-After Chandranath's death, Adhikari said that his murder was pre-planned and that is what the DGP also thinks. He added that a recce was done for a couple of days before the murder.
-Adhikari said that union minister Sukanta Majumdar talked to the family of Chandranath Rath and that the police have found some evidence and started probe.
-The BJP leader also claimed that the murder was a result of Trinamool Congress' 15-year rule of “maha jungle raj” and added that his party will start “cleansing” such goons soon.
-After Rath's murder, TMC condemned the killing, “along with the killing of three other TMC workers in incidents of post-poll violence allegedly carried out by BJP-backed miscreants over the last three days, despite the Model Code of Conduct being in force.”
-TMC called for court-monitored CBI investigation into the incidents and called for “strongest possible action”.
