West Bengal Police CID summons BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on bodyguard's death case

New Delhi, September 6

The West Bengal Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Suvendu Adhikari, BJP MLA from Nandigram and Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly in connection with the death of his body guard in 2018.

According to CID sources, Adhikari has been summoned on September 6 to record his statement in the case.

The case that saw no headway earlier was reopened by West Bengal Police after Suparna Kanjilal Chakraborty, widow of the deceased, Subhabrata Chakraborty, filed a fresh police complaint on July 9 this year.

In the complaint, she raised doubts on the earlier police claim that Subhabrata had shot himself dead with his service revolver on October 13, 2018.

According to CID sources, Adhikari has been summoned to CID headquarters at Bhawani Bhawan to record his statement and a notice has been served to him regarding the summons.

The CID teams had checked the barracks where Subhabrata used to stay. The barracks is located just beside the house of the MLA. The team had also had visited Suvendu’s residence in Purba Medinipur.
The CID team took pictures and videographed the area and the spot where Subhabrata allegedly shot himself. A sketch of the area was also drawn up.