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Bengal tense after Suvendu Adhikari aide killed; eyewitnesses recount 'point-blank' shooting: What we know
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Bengal tense after Suvendu Adhikari aide killed; eyewitnesses recount 'point-blank' shooting: What we know

Times of India · May 7, 2026, 2:31 AM · Also reported by 2 other sources

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Suvendu Adhikari's personal assistant, Chandranath Rath, was shot dead by motorcycle-borne assailants in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas. The incident occurred shortly after the assembly polls, escalating political tensions between the BJP and TMC, with both parties trading accusations of violence a

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