Adhikari aide murder case: CBI arrests another accused from U.P.’s Muzaffarnagar
The CBI has arrested Raj Kumar Singh in connection with the murder of Suvendu Adhikari's aide, Chandrakant Rath. Singh was apprehended in Muzaffarnagar and will be brought to Kolkata for court proceedings. The investigation has seen multiple arrests, with the CBI taking over from the West Bengal Police.
- ▪Raj Kumar Singh was arrested in Muzaffarnagar for his involvement in the murder case.
- ▪Chandrakant Rath, the aide, was shot dead shortly after the West Bengal Assembly poll results were announced.
- ▪The CBI has formed a special investigation team to handle the case.
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The CBI has arrested a man from Uttar Pradesh in connection with his role in the murder of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari's aide Chandrakant Rath.Raj Kumar Singh, believed to be a key accused in the case, was arrested from Muzaffarnagar on Monday (May 18, 2026). He has been taken to Kolkata to be produced in the court there, an agency source told The Hindu“Earlier a person by the same name had been arrested in the case, but his turned out to be pseudonym,” they added. Three suspects arrested from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar in killing of Suvendu’s aideThe CBI took over the probe into Rath's murder from the West Bengal Police following a request from the State government.The State police had earlier arrested three persons in the case.
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