Overview
- Bholanath Ghosh was hurt when a heavy truck struck his car on Basanti Highway near the Boyramari petrol pump, killing his younger son Satyajit and driver Sahanur Molla.
- The truck dragged the car into a roadside water body, its driver fled, and the vehicle was later found precariously positioned beside the highway, according to police.
- Ghosh was traveling to the Basirhat sub-divisional court for a case linked to jailed TMC leader Sheikh Shahjahan; he was treated locally, shifted to a Kolkata hospital, and discharged after primary care.
- Police said they are probing every angle, including sabotage, conducting raids to locate the truck’s driver and owner, and have had forensic teams examine the vehicles and collect samples.
- Ghosh and family alleged a planned attack and named associates of Shahjahan, claims echoed by opposition leaders, while the CBI began a preliminary inquiry and is monitoring the state probe.