Suvendu Adhikari’s Personal Assistant Shot Dead Near Kolkata

The personal assistant (PA) of West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has been shot dead in Madhyamgram, two days after the party’s historic win in the assembly election. The BJP leader’s PA, identified as Chandranath Rath, was hit by three out of four bullets fired at him while he was in a moving car. The suspects followed his car and opened fire when it slowed down.

Visuals showed the car’s left front window cracked with bullet holes.

Chandranath Rath had been working for Suvendu Adhikari for many years and handled the BJP leader’s political coordination and other work. The PA was considered a part of Suvendu Adhikari’s inner circle.

Suvendu Adhikari rushed to the hospital at Madhyagram where the police kept his PA’s body..(UPDATED ON 6TH MAY 2026)