4 years on, CBI arrests prime accused in BJP employees dying in 2021

Jun 26, 2025 10:58 PM IST

Arun Dey was arrested at Teghoria close to Kolkata on Thursday morning and remanded in judicial custody until July 4 by a metropolis courtroom

KOLKATA: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested Arun Dey, 50, in reference to the homicide of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) employee Abhijit Sarkar within the May 2 2021, violence after the West Bengal meeting elections had been introduced.

Abhijit Sarkar, a BJP employee, was allegedly dragged out of his home at Narkeldanga in Kolkata and murdered (FILE PHOTO)

Dey was arrested at Teghoria close to Kolkata on Thursday morning. He was produced earlier than an area decide and remanded in judicial custody until July 4.

“A mob tied a tv wire round my brother’s neck and dragged him alongside the street. They smashed his head with a stone. Dey alias Bhai (brother) was the one who tied the wire and dragged him,” mentioned Biswasjit Sarkar, brother of the deceased.

The first data report (FIR) lodged by Abhijit’s brother Biswasjit, had named 20 individuals. CBI has arrested 15 individuals so far.

Abhijit Sarkar was dragged out of his home at Narkeldanga in Kolkata and killed after the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) returned to energy in West Bengal for the third time in a row.

The Calcutta excessive courtroom on August 19, 2021 ordered a court-monitored CBI probe into the allegations of homicide and crimes towards girls.