New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) The CBI has arrested two key suspects in the plot to assassinate West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari’s close aide Chandranath Rath, uncovering potential links to the functionary of a rival political party in the state, officials said on Friday.
The accused – two brothers identified as Sagar Sonkar and Sahib Sonkar – were associates working with the deceased.
The officials alleged that the investigations showed that Sagar Sonkar maintained regular contact with the office of a rival political party via landline calls while working with Rath.
The accused are likely to be produced before a special court in Kolkata on Friday, the officials said.
Rath was fatally shot by motorcycle-borne assailants while traveling in a car near Madhyamgram in the North 24 Parganas district on May 6. PTI ABS ARI
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