{"id":9370,"date":"2026-08-06T16:45:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9370"},"modified":"2026-08-06T16:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:45:50","slug":"suvendu-adhikari-aides-murder-probe-cbi-files-charge-sheet-against-11-accused-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=9370","title":{"rendered":"Suvendu Adhikari aide&#8217;s murder probe: CBI files charge sheet against 11 accused | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133011223,imgsize-43802,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/suvendu-adhikaris-aide-murder-case.jpg\" alt=\"Suvendu Adhikari aide's murder probe: CBI files charge sheet against 11 accused\" title=\"CBI has filed a charge sheet against 11 accused in the murder of Chandranath Rath.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"CBI has filed a charge sheet against 11 accused in the murder of Chandranath Rath.\">CBI has filed a charge sheet against 11 accused in the murder of Chandranath Rath.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a charge sheet against 11 accused in connection with the murder of Chandranath Rath, a close aide of West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari, news agency PTI reported citing officials on Thursday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>This comes days after the CBI arrested brothers Sagar Sonkar and Sahib Sonkar in connection with the murder.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Investigators have alleged that Sagar, who previously worked with Rath, acted as a key conspirator by arranging the contract killing and funding the shooters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The agency is also probing his alleged links with a functionary of a rival political party after call records reportedly showed repeated contact with a local party office.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Rath, a close aide and personal assistant to Adhikari, was shot dead by motorcycle-borne assailants on May 6, two days after the Assembly election results.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The CBI has alleged the conspiracy had been in the works since December 2025 and has so far arrested multiple alleged shooters and intermediaries in the case.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/suvendu-adhikari-aides-murder-probe-cbi-files-charge-sheet-against-11-accused\/articleshow\/133011137.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CBI has filed a charge sheet against 11 accused in the murder of Chandranath Rath. 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