Overview
- Chandranath Rath, an aide to Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead on May 6 in Madhyamgram, a killing that prompted heightened political attention after the state assembly results.
- The CBI took over the case in May, registered an FIR and formed a seven‑member special investigation team to probe the conspiracy across West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
- Investigators have arrested suspects including Golu Singh and Vikas Mishra and named seven accused overall, with earlier detainees including Rajkumar Singh, Naveen Kumar Singh and the alleged shooter Raj Singh (Chandan).
- Gyanendra Pratap Singh (alias Mannu) surrendered on Thursday and was remanded in judicial custody under the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters Act, and the CBI is preparing to seek a production (B) warrant to transfer him for questioning.
- The probe is focused on mapping an alleged organised network that supplied vehicles, weapons and logistics; teams have seized DVRs and are examining call records and financial trails to reconstruct movements and links.