‘Was busy because of oath ceremony’: Suvendu aide Chandranath Rath's family grieves after murder

Chandranath Rath, a personal assistant to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead in an execution-style killing in West Bengal. Rath had gone home to Medinipur hours before his murder, where he sat with his family, spoke to them, and left for Kolkata at 2 pm, citing he was busy with an upcoming oath-taking ceremony. His family, including his mother and younger brother, demand a life sentence for the accused and claim he had no enmity with anyone.