Killers of Suvendu’s aide still at large; post-poll violence continues in Bengal

The assassins of Suvendu Adhikari’s idiosyncratic assistant, Chandranath Rath, are inactive astatine ample 2 days aft the execution adjacent arsenic much incidents of post-poll unit person been reported from crossed West Bengal. 

Police recovered a 2nd motorbike utilized by the killers to escape. Another motorcycle and a car, both with fake registration plates, person already been seized.

Police fishy that section criminals whitethorn person provided accusation to the killers who changeable dormant Rath from point-blank range successful North 24 Parganas’ Madhyamgram portion helium was successful a moving car. Rath was changeable 3 times and was declared dormant astatine a adjacent hospital. 

While forensics collected samples from the transgression scene, it did not find immoderate fingerprints successful the car utilized by the assassins, sources said. However, police person recovered CCTV footage from the place.

Sources said one unit of the Special Investigation Team has gone to Uttar Pradesh to hint connections of the killers. ADG CID and the DG of BSF inspected the country of the transgression successful the Doharia locality of Madhyamgram. 

Post-poll unit continues

Crude weaponry blasts were reported from the Panihati constituency, constabulary said connected Thursday (May 7, 2026). At slightest 5 Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) workers were injured and are present undergoing treatment. 

The Panihati constituency has been won by Ratna Debnath, the R.G. Kar victim’s mother, on a BJP ticket. “A blast happened here, but it was a small acold distant from my home. Two radical were severely injured, and total seven were admitted to the hospital,” Ms. Debnath said. 

Blasts person besides been reported from Howrah’s Sibpur area and visuals went viral connected societal media. 

Both the Trinamool Congress and the BJP said that they have each lost three enactment workers successful the violence. Incidents of arson, vandalism, and clashes person been reported from aggregate parts of the State since May 4, the time results were declared.