India, May 12 -- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reportedly taken over the probe into the murder of West Bengal chief minister Suvendhu Adhikari's personal assistant Chandranath Rath. The case was earlier being investigated by the state police.

According to the procedure, the investigation agency has re-registered the state police FIR as its own case and has launched an independent probe to assess the evidence and allegations, news agency PTI has reported.

Based on its findings, the CBI will submit a report before the competent court and may either file a chargesheet against the accused or seek closure of the case.

CBI's involvement comes after the police earlier arrested two men from Bihar and one from Uttar Pradesh in c...