BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s aide shot at in North 24 Parganas

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandranath Rath was shot at close range in Madhyamgram, North 24 Parganas, on Wednesday night. He sustained bullet injuries and was hospitalised.

Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant Chandranath Rath was shot at from close range by unidentified assailants in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday night, sources said.

The incident took place in the Madhyamgram area, where the victim, who serves as the executive assistant to the Leader of Opposition in the state assembly, was allegedly targeted on a public road, they said.

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Rath sustained multiple bullet injuries in the firing and was rushed to a private hospital, sources added.

Soon after the incident, a large police contingent reached the spot and launched an investigation.

The motive behind the attack was not immediately known.

Senior police officers were present in the area, and efforts were on to identify and trace those involved in the shooting, sources said.