India • Jun 27, 2025

Prime suspect in 2021 BJP activist murder case arrested

After four years on the run, Arun Dey—the main accused in BJP activist Abhijit Sarkar's 2021 murder during West Bengal's post-election violence—has finally been arrested by the CBI.
Dey is now in judicial custody, and his arrest stands out because of his close links to TMC MLA Paresh Pal.

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Murder linked to post-poll violence

Sarkar's murder happened just after the assembly election results, sparking accusations between BJP and TMC supporters.
The CBI had already charged 20 people, including Dey, and even put out a ₹50,000 reward for info on him.
Now that he's caught, investigators are hoping to get more answers about what really happened and who else might have been involved.