Kolkata, May 27 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested 10 people in connection with the murder of three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali area during post-poll clashes after the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

"We have arrested 10 persons in connection with the murder of three people - Pradip Mondal, Sukanta Mondal and Debdas Mondal - on June 8, 2019, at Nazat in North 24 Parganas during post-poll violence. They were produced before the Barasat court on Wednesday. The accused were remanded to CBI custody for two days," a CBI officer said.

Elections were held in April and May 2019, and the results were announced on May 23. The BJP had made deep inroads in the state, winning 18 out of t...