Bengal post poll violence: CBI arrested three in connection with the murder of a BJP supporter

News Desk: The CBI has arrested three persons in connection with the murder of a BJP supporter Biswajit Mahesh, a source said.

The CBI on November 11 last year filed a case against five accused for Mahesh’s death in West Midnapore, in compliance with the orders of the Calcutta high court, the source added.

The victim was was allegedly attacked with an iron road and a sword on May 4, 2021, shortly after the declaration of assembly poll results in the state, and his body thrown in a pond. He was later taken to Sabang hospital, where doctors declared him “brought dead”.

The BJP had alleged that workers of the ruling TMC carried out attacks on its activists and supporters, in the aftermath of the elections.