LIVESuvendu Adhikari’s PA shot dead Live: BJP leader's personal assistant fatally shot in Kolkata in post poll violence

Arjun Singh, a member of parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha from Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal has reached Vivacity Hospital in Madhyamgram.

PA shot dead in close-range attack in car

Chandranath Rath was shot from close range while inside his car, sustaining critical injuries to his chest and head. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later succumbed during treatment. Suvendu Adhikari reached the hospital shortly after the attack.

Suvendu was the target': Rahul Sinha calls killing ‘political terror’

BJP MP Rahul Sinha alleged that the attack was “pre-planned” and claimed that senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was the actual target. According to him, the assailants ended up opening fire on Adhikari’s close aide and driver, leading to the aide’s death. The BJP leader accused the Trinamool Congress of being behind the incident, calling it an act of “political terror.” He claimed the attack was carried out by “hired goons” driven by “revenge” after the party’s political setbacks in Bengal and Bhabanipur. Sinha further alleged that such an attack “could not have taken place without the involvement of the Trinamool high command.” He said police and other investigating agencies are probing the matter and demanded strict punishment for those found guilty, regardless of their identity.

Suvendu Adhikari, the winner from the seats of Bhawanipore and Nandigram, has reached Vivacity Hospital in Madhyamgram.

The victim named Chandranath Rath was taken to the Vivacity Hospital, located in 23, Jessore Rd, Burimar Bagan, Madhyamgram, Kolkata, West Bengal 700129.

According to initial reports, the victim named Chandranath Rath, who was identified as Adhikari’s personal assistant, was shot dead under circumstances that point to targeted violence.

Tensions in West Bengal have escalated sharply following the killing of a personal aide to senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, in what is being seen as a case linked to post-poll unrest. The incident occurred in Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas district, barely two days after the declaration of the Assembly election results that reshaped the state’s political landscape.