KOLKATA, May 07: Chandranath Rath, executive assistant to BJP leader and probable CM face Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead in the Doharia area of Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas district.
Rath, a close aide of Adhikari who is the frontrunner for the post of Chief Minister, was shot point blank after his car was intercepted by motorcycle-borne assailants around 10.20 pm.
He died on the spot.
His driver sustained serious injuries and was taken to the SSKM Hospital in Kolkata.
The situation in West Bengal has turned serious , rocked by post-poll violence following the BJP’s landslide victory that ended 15 years of TMC rule.
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