Professional Hit? Fake Plate Vehicle in Murder of Suvendu’s PA

West Bengal reels from the cold-blooded assassination of Chandranath Rath, trusted aide to BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, mere days after fiercely contested elections. The DGP’s revelation of a fake-numbered getaway car has intensified suspicions of a premeditated plot.

Shot multiple times Wednesday night, Rath was pronounced dead at Vivacity Hospital. DGP Gupta’s 1:30 AM hospital briefing laid bare early findings: ‘Counterfeit plate on the murder vehicle. Secured casings and bullets from scene – probe deepens.’

The sequence at Doharia Mor bend was surgical. Contrary to initial tailing reports of a car, intel points to a covert bike pursuit. A sudden roadblock by another four-wheeler set the stage for the pillion shooter’s rapid fire, executed with assassin-like accuracy.

‘Planners and pros at work,’ police insiders affirm, ruling out amateur rage. This hits at the heart of opposition machinery, fueling claims of targeted suppression.

Shamik Bhattacharya, BJP voice, roared accusations at TMC high command. ‘Election defeat panic birthed this scheme. Disguised vandals rampage as BJP, now LoP aide slain for intimidation.’ He spotlighted EC’s duty gap in law-order vacuum pre-cabinet formation.

Bhattacharya branded it ‘TMC’s DNA: violence over votes.’ As sleuths chase leads – plates traced, bikes hunted, ballistics tested – public outrage swells. Could this spark wider unrest? Authorities face mounting calls for transparency and arrests.