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CBI issues arrest warrant against 12 suspects in Abhijit Sarkar murder case

CBI issues arrest warrant against 12 suspects in Abhijit Sarkar murder case

Kolkata, Sep 19 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation, probing the post elections murders, rapes and violent incidents across West Bengal, has issued arrest warrants against 12 suspects in Abhijit Sarkar murder case at Kankurgachi in the eastern part of the city.
Sources said the central probe agency officials on Sunday went to Kankurgachi locality and reportedly served the arrest warrant notices to the residences of the accused persons. A separate of CBI team also visited the house of the victim (Abhijit Sarkar) and talked to the surviving relatives during the probe.
Sources said the CBI officials visited several times at the victim's place and talked to the surviving relatives, including elder brother Biswajit Sarkar.
Abhijit Sarkar was found murdered on May 2, hours after the election results were out. Abhijit Sarkar was active trade union leader of BJP's labour wing. He was badly beaten before the killers used a TV cable to
gagged his throat to death, it was alleged.
The CBI also interrogated the concerned police station sub-inspector in the murder case.
UNI PC SHK1710

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