Gruesome Video of Chandranath Rath Moments After the Attack Being Retrived from His Car Surfaces

A high-profile assassination has sent shockwaves through West Bengal’s political circles following the murder of Chandranath Rath, the personal assistant to BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari. Rath was shot dead while traveling in a vehicle in the Madhyamgram area of North 24 Parganas, an incident that has been caught in a harrowing 90-second video recorded moments after the attack.

The shocking footage reveals the grim aftermath of the targeted hit, showing multiple bullet holes puncturing the front left window of the SUV. Inside, the scene is chaotic as onlookers and responders are seen attempting to retrieve Rath’s body from the vehicle. The positioning of the victim, who was found in the gap between the front seats, suggests that the fatal rounds were fired through the passenger-side door as the vehicle slowed down. Blood stains are clearly visible across the interior, including the driver’s seat, where an associate named Buddhadeb was also found injured.

Rath, a former Air Force officer and a long-time confidant of Adhikari, appears in the video wearing a purple shirt, having sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. The recording captures the desperate moments as the seat belt was removed to pull his body from the car. The clinical nature of the strike, reportedly carried out by bike-borne assailants who followed the car, has led to allegations of a pre-planned "cold-blooded murder."

The incident has triggered intense political friction, with BJP leaders alleging the involvement of an organized network and seeking a high-level probe. While the police have already traced a suspicious vehicle used in the crime to Siliguri and detained several individuals for questioning, the video remains a central piece of evidence in documenting the sheer violence of the assault. Suvendu Adhikari has visited the hospital where Rath’s body was taken, calling for calm while demanding that investigators get to the bottom of the conspiracy.