New Delhi, May 7 -- Chandranath Rath, executive assistant of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead from close range by some unidentified assailants. The incident happened near Doltala of Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Wednesday morning around 10:30 pm when Chandranath Rath was was on his way home to Barasat city.

Chandranath Rath was shot point blank after his car, an SUV, was forced to slow down. The driver of the SUV has also suffered injuries. While both were taken to a Kolkata hospital immediately, Chandranath Rath did not survive the attack and his driver has remained in a critical condition.

Eyewitnesses cited by PTI claimed that the vehicle carrying Chandranath Rath was f...