Kolkata, Nov 8, 2025

The police have arrested two persons in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a gold trader from the West Midnapore district of West Bengal.

The family of the deceased businessman named Swapan Kamilya had filed a complaint against Rajganj Block Development Officer (BDO) Prashant Barman in Jalpaiguri district for the kidnapping and murder.

The police on Saturday said that the driver of the Rajganj BDO and his friend have been arrested. According to police sources, the accused have been identified as Raju Dhali and Tufan Thapa. Raju Dhali is a resident of the Rajarhat area in New Town. He is the driver of the Rajganj BDO. The other person, Tufan, is said to be a friend of the BDO.

Meanwhile, CCTV footage has come into the hands of police officers investigating

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