Overview
- The CBI, which took charge Tuesday, set up a seven-member team led by DIG Pankaj Singh and visited the Madhyamgram crime scene.
- Three suspects — Mayank Raj Mishra and Vicky Maurya from Bihar’s Buxar, and Raj Singh from Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia — were arrested after a UPI toll payment at Bally helped trace a phone number, and a Barasat court sent them to police custody until May 24.
- Police describe a contract-style ambush by motorcycle-borne attackers who chased Chandranath Rath, forced his SUV to stop near Doharia, and shot him at close range in a plot involving about eight people.
- Investigators recovered vehicles with forged number plates and say details tied to an Austrian-made Glock 47X have prompted checks on possible cross-border sourcing.
- The transfer follows days of political pressure, with BJP leaders alleging a targeted hit and Trinamool Congress calling for a court‑monitored CBI inquiry.