Chandranath Rath, the personal assistant to Suvendu Adhikari (Chief Minister of West Bengal, India), was murdered in a meticulously planned ambush on the night of May 6. The attack occurred near his home in Madhyamgram, where assailants fired multiple shots into Rath's vehicle, fatally wounding him. The police investigation revealed that the shooters used Glock semi-automatic pistols, firing 8 to 10 rounds. The breakthrough in the case came when investigators tracked a UPI payment made by the assailants at a toll booth in Bally, near Kolkata. This digital trail led to the arrest of three suspects: Vishal Srivastava, Raj Singh, and Mayank Mishra, who have been brought to Kolkata for further questioning. Investigators suspect that Rath's murder was a contract killing, with a ₹40 lakh contract involved, and are probing connections to cattle smuggling and coal mafia networks. The police have registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act. The investigation is ongoing as authorities seek to uncover the wider conspiracy behind the murder.