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

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

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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 and demanding investigations.

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