Overview
- Bholanath Ghosh, a prime witness in cases linked to jailed TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan, was injured when a truck hit his car on the Basanti Highway near Boyramari in North 24 Parganas.
- His younger son Satyajit Ghosh, 32, and driver Sahanur Molla, 27, died as the car was crushed and pushed into an adjacent water body.
- Police said the truck driver fled, the vehicle was found near the water, a case has been registered, and the driver is absconding.
- Ghosh was headed to the Basirhat sub-divisional court for a hearing; his family alleges a planned attack and names Shahjahan, while Ghosh told reporters he believes the crash was orchestrated.
- Ghosh was moved from a Minakhan facility to a Kolkata hospital, the bodies were sent to SSKM for post-mortem, and the CBI has begun a preliminary inquiry while monitoring the district investigation.