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CBI registers FIR into Chandranath Rath murder and flags conspiracy organized crime links
India
Published on 13 May 2026
CBI alleges a wider plan beyond one killing
The CBI has registered an FIR and opened an investigation into the murder of Chandranath Rath, the PA of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. Rath, a former Indian Air Force personnel, was shot dead near Madhyamgram on May 6. A court remanded three arrested suspects to police custody until May 24, while the agency suspects conspiracy and organized crime.
- CBI files FIR to investigate Chandranath Rath’s assassination
- Rath was shot dead near Madhyamgram on May 6
- Three accused remanded to police custody until May 24
- CBI suspects conspiracy and organized crime connections
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