Kolkata: The CBI has arrested another absconding accused in the murder case of BJP activist Avijit Sarkar, who was killed during post-election violence in Kolkata in 2021.Bishal Pal, also known as Gopal Das, a resident of Kankurgachhi, was arrested from Rabindranagar in Madhyamgram around 11.45 am on Tuesday. An officer said Pal had been absconding since the FIR was registered in 2021. The trial court had issued a non-bailable warrant against him on April 3, 2025 and the CBI had announced a cash reward of Rs 50,000.Pal has been sent to judicial custody.Police said on May 2, 2021, an armed mob attacked and vandalised a BJP party officer after the election results were declared. Sarkar was allegedly chased to his home, dragged out, assaulted, strangled with a wire and beaten to death. The accused included Gopal Das, former Trinamool MLA Paresh Pal and former Trinamool councillors Swapan Samaddar and Papiya Ghosh.
