3 held from UP, Bihar in killing of Bengal CM's aide, remanded to 13-day police custody

KOLKATA: (May 11) The West Bengal Police on Monday arrested three persons from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in connection with the killing of Chandranath Rath, an aide of Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, after investigators pursued leads from a UPI transaction made at a toll plaza by one of the suspects.

Investigators described the development as a "breakthrough".

The three accused were remanded to 13-day police custody after they were brought to West Bengal and produced before a court in North 24 Paraganas district, an officer said.