Political Links of Newly Detained Suspects Examined by CBI

The CBI’s latest arrests in the Rath murder investigation have raised questions about political influence. Although the agency declined to comment on the suspects' current party membership, insiders reveal that both Sagar Sonkar and Sahib Sonkar were once associated with the Trinamool Congress and later switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the 2024 West Bengal assembly elections. Sources also note that the men maintained contact with several senior Trinamool leaders, suggesting a complex web of political connections that investigators are now probing through phone‑tap evidence.