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BJP worker Abhijit Sarkar was reportedly killed by a mob hours after the results of the West Bengal Assembly elections were announced on May 2, 2021.
The CBI had named as many as 20 persons as accused in the chargsheet filed in the murder case of BJP worker Abhijit Sarkar. (File photo)
Kolkata,UPDATED: Jun 26, 2025 20:58 IST
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested the prime accused in the 2021 murder case of BJP activist Abhijit Sarkar, officials said. Following his arrest, chief accused Arun Dey was produced in court, who remanded him to judicial custody.
Arun Dey is known to be close to Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Paresh Pal. He had been absconding for four years since BJP activist Abhijit Sarkar was reportedly killed by a mob hours after the results of the West Bengal Assembly elections were announced on May 2, 2021.
During the post-poll violence, many BJP leaders had alleged that TMC workers were behind the death of the 35-year-old party activist.
Dey was accused number one according to the FIR filed in the BJP worker's murder case. After completion of the investigation, the CBI filed a charge sheet on September 30, 2021 against 20 persons, including Arun Dey.
The FIR named Arun Dey, Rahul Dey, Sourav Dey, Sanjay Samanta, Samir Samanta, Sankar Das alias Buno, Sukhdeb Poddar, Amit Das, Arup Das, Biswajit Das, Sanjay Barik, Amit Das, Tumpa Das alias Kali, Gopal Das, Papiya Barik, Sanjay Basak, Sufal Bose, Sanjay Dey alias Suvo, Abhijit Dey and Kajal Das as accused.
The central probe agency had issued a lookout notice against Dey, after declaring him absconding. The CBI had also announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for any information leading to the accused.
Further investigation is underway, officials said.
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Jun 26, 2025
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