# CBI charges 11, including two BJP workers, in West Bengal CM’s aide murder case 2026-08-08T13:57:52+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The CBI has filed a chargesheet against 11 people, including two BJP workers, for the murder of Chandranath Rath, an aide to West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. Rath was shot dead on May 6, two days after the 2026 assembly election results were declared. The accused BJP workers, Sagar Sonkar and his brother Sahib Sonkar, allegedly hired shooters from Uttar Pradesh for the killing. Six shooters and three middlemen have also been arrested. Investigators say the conspiracy began in December 2025. The CBI is also probing the role of an unnamed politician from a rival party. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: BJP, CBI, election violence, murder case, Suvendu Adhikari, West Bengal Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/cbi-charges-11-including-two-bjp-workers-in-west-bengal-cms-aide-murder-case/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/cbi-charges-11-including-two-bjp-workers-in-west-bengal-cms-aide-murder-case/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.