Siliguri police detained a vehicle owner after his car’s registration number was linked to the murder of Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant (The vehicle used in the crime)
One of them has been seized by Barasat district police from near a tea shop nearly 4 km from the crime scene.
However, the number plate was fake,” said Bengal DGP Siddh Nath Gupta. Joseph had posted an online advertisement on an online marketplace nearly two weeks ago to sell the vehicle, which still remains parked at his residence, according to police sources. The vehicle is still with me, but naturally the entire incident has left me frightened,” Joseph said. The owners of these bikes are being identified and will be questioned,” said an officer.
“The vehicle that allegedly blocked Rath’s car has been seized. The hatchback owner, William Joseph, a tea garden employee and currently residing at Haler Math in Shivmandir under Matigara-Naxalbari constituency, was taken to the police station overnight after the registration number was traced to Siliguri. During investigation, police examined CCTV footage and identified the registration number of the vehicle used by the attackers. Verification through the RTO led investigators to Siliguri, following which Director General of Police Siddhinath Gupta reportedly instructed the Siliguri Police Commissionerate to immediately begin inquiries. Police later found that the registration number belonged to Joseph’s vehicle. Officers from Matigara Police Station reportedly brought him to Pradhannagar Police Station for questioning late at night. Investigators now suspect that the registration number may have been copied from the online advertisement and illegally used on the vehicle involved in the crime. “Police took me for questioning at night and I showed them all the documents related to my vehicle. Only later did I learn through the news that my car number had allegedly been used in a murder case. Apart from the car, two motorbikes were used in Wednesday night’s murder. The hunt for the second bike is still on. “The probe is ascertaining if another bike was involved in the crime. This bike was ahead of the SUV. The two other bikes, their riders without helmets, moved behind the SUV.
SILIGURI/BARASAT: Siliguri police on Wednesday night detained a vehicle owner in north Bengal for questioning in connection with the murder of Chandranath Rath, the personal assistant of Suvendu Adhikari, after investigators found that the vehicle used in the crime carried a Siliguri registration number.
