India, May 7 -- BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday alleged that the killing of his personal assistant, Chandranath Rath, was a "premeditated murder" linked to his political association with him.

He also claimed that the former Indian Air Force serviceman was targeted because he worked closely with the senior BJP leader.

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"No matter how much we condemn the way this murder was carried out, it is not enough. He was killed because he was my aide and I defeated Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur. This could be the reason for his murder. I stand with his family, and the family's demand is to apprehend those who committed this murder and ensure they are punished," Adhikari said.

"The postmortem revealed that 4 bul...