Kolkata: The police investigation into the murder of a gold trader from West Midnapore district of West Bengal has revealed that Rajganj Block Development Officer (BDO) Prashant Barman, against whom the family of the deceased lodged a complaint, was closely involved in the incident.

According to police sources, the two arrested persons in connection with the incident, one of them being a driver of the BDO, have confessed to the murder. The accused duo also told the investigators that the BDO was involved with the incident.

During police questioning, the duo also said that four more people were at the site on the day the murder took place. However, the BDO has denied the allegations.

Investigators have said that on the day of the incident, the accused duo came to the gold shop in Duttaba

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