A day after a road accident on Basanti Highway in North 24 Parganas, killed his son and the driver of his car, Bholanath Ghosh, a key witness in the Sandeshkhali ED assault case and connected to a CBI probe, on Thursday alleged a “planned murder” and lodged a police complaint.

Ghosh’s four-wheeler collided with a truck on the highway, killing his younger son and the driver instantly, while he was seriously injured.

The truck driver fled, and the heavy vehicle was later found dangling precariously over the water, the officials said.

A police complaint has been lodged at Rajbari Police Phari against eight people, including Shahjahan Sheikh and truck driver Alim Molla, accusing them of “conspiracy to murder.”

Ghosh along with his family and lawyer Kalicharan Mondal reached Rajbari police

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