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A seven-member SIT, led by DIG Pankaj Kumar Singh, has been formed to probe the Chandranath Rath murder case.

Adhikari's executive assistant, Rath, was shot dead by bike-borne assailants who intercepted his vehicle near Doltala in Madhyamgram around 10.30 pm on Wednesday, forced it to stop, and opened fire at point-blank range before fleeing.

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Known to be soft-spoken, Rath was close to many BJP leaders and would also interact with those in the party’s central leadership

West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday condemned the ‘cold-blooded and planned murder’ of Chandranath Rath, saying his only crime was that he was his assistant.

Chandranath Rath’s mother alleged that the murder was politically motivated and linked it to the recent West Bengal Assembly election results.

Chandranath Rath had been with Adhikari since he was with the Trinamool Congress. His mother, Hashi Rath, is a panchayat member at Chandipur in Bengal’s Purba Medinipur

Police sources have said the killing of Suvendu Adhikari's aide Chandranath Rath appears to have been carried out by professionals.