India, May 11 -- Three men have been arrested in connection with the murder of Chandranath Rath, the personal assistant of West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, after police tracked a UPI payment made during the accused persons' escape route.

The arrests were made in a joint operation conducted by the police teams of West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The accused have been identified as Vishal Srivastava, Raj Singh and Mayank Mishra.

According to investigators, the breakthrough came after the suspects used UPI to pay at a toll booth in Bally near Kolkata while fleeing after the murder. CCTV footage and transaction details helped police trace the vehicle and identify the accused.

Police said Chandranath Rath was shot dead at p...