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The BJP leader's PA, identified as Chandranath Rath, was shot twice in the assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district near Kolkata, the police said

An eyewitness to the killing of Chandra, personal assistant to West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, described the shooting near Madhyamgram. Details here.

BJP leader Suvendhu Adhikari's personal assistant was shot dead in Madhyamgram late Wednesday evening. According to reports, he was fired upon four times. Doctors had declared him brought dead.

NEW DELHI: Days after the assembly polls, Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant Chandranath Rath's killing in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas triggere.

More chilling details have emerged in the killing of Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari's close aide Chandranath Rath, who was chased, trapped and shot dead by bike-borne assailants near Kolkata airport late Wednesday night. Rath, who had served as Adhikari's personal assistant for nearly five years, was heading towards his Michaelnagar home in Madhyamgram around 10.20 pm when the attack unfolded on a relatively deserted stretch of Jessore Road, barely three kilometres from the airport. According to eyewitnesses and preliminary police findings, eight armed men riding four motorcycles allegedly began tailing Rath's Scorpio soon after it crossed the airport area. Near Doharia, a small four-wheeler suddenly swerved in front of the SUV and blocked its path, forcing the vehicle to halt. Moments later, four attackers on two bikes pulled up alongside the car and opened fire indiscriminately. Rath suffered bullet injuries to his chest and stomach, while the driver, Buddhadeb Bera, was hit in the chest, abdomen and leg. The attackers, none of whom were wearing helmets, fled the spot immediately after the firing. Locals rushed Rath and Bera to a nearby private hospital, where doctors declared Rath brought dead. Bera was later shifted to another medical facility and remains critical.

Suvendu Adhikari PA murder: An eyewitness to the killing of Chandra, personal assistant to West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, claimed the attackers fired at point-blank range and said the assault appeared to have been carefully planned in advance.

Chandranath Rath was originally the resident of Chandipur in Purba Medinipur district, which is the political turf that shaped the rise of Suvendu Adhikari. Despite being associated with Adhikari for long, he stayed away from public attention.

Speaking to reporters hours after his PA Chandranath Rath was shot dead in West Bengal's Madhyamgram, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said he had spoken to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president Nitin Nabin regarding the killing.

Condemning the incident, Adhikari told reporters that union minister Sukanta Majumdar had spoken to the deceased's family

KOLKATA: Motorcycle-borne assailants fatally shot BJP's Bengal face Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant Chandranath Rath at pointblank range and cri.