The West Bengal Police on Monday arrested three persons from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in connection with the killing of Chandranath Rath, an aide of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, after investigators pursued leads from a UPI transaction made at a toll plaza by one of the suspects.
The three accused were remanded to 13-day police custody after they were brought to West Bengal and produced before a court in North 24 Paraganas district, an officer said.
The three accused were detained on Sunday and arrested this morning by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted to probe the murder that occurred in North 24 Parganas district’s Madhyamgram area on the night of May 6.
“Two accused — Mayank Raj Mishra and Vicky Maurya — were detained from Buxar in Bihar, while the third one, Raj Singh, was detained from Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) on Sunday. After interrogation, all three were arrested this morning,” a senior police officer said.
At least eight people were involved in the conspiracy and execution of the murder, he said.
