Archive · 12 Aug 2026
CBI Arrests Gopal Das in 2021 Bengal Post-Poll Murder Case
After an election in India in 2021, there were big fights between people, and sadly a person named Avijit Sarkar was hurt and did not survive.
The police believed a man named Gopal Das was involved in what happened.
The police wanted to ask Gopal Das questions, but he ran away and stayed hidden for about four years.
To find him, the police agency called the CBI announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for anyone who helped catch him.
The CBI used smart detective work and technology, and finally found him in a place called Rabindranagar in West Bengal.
Now Gopal Das has been arrested and will have to face a judge in court.
He is not the only person accused — the police filed charges against 38 people in this case, including him and some local leaders.
A court in Calcutta will decide whether they are guilty of what they are accused of.
This story matters because someone accused of a serious crime should face the court instead of hiding from it.
CBI arrested proclaimed offender Gopal Das alias Bishal Paul from Rabindranagar in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal.
Das had been at large since the FIR was registered in 2021 in the post-poll violence murder case.
He was arrested based on human intelligence and technical inputs; the CBI had announced a Rs 50,000 cash reward for his arrest.
The case involves the alleged murder of Avijit Sarkar on May 2, 2021, at Sitalatala Lane in Kolkata, taken over by the CBI on August 25, 2021.
Chargesheets were filed against 38 accused persons, including then TMC MLA Paresh Pal and TMC councillors Swapan Samaddar and Papiya Ghosh, with trial pending in the City Sessions Court in Calcutta.
- Who
- Gopal Das alias Bishal Paul, a proclaimed offender arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the 2021 Bengal post-poll violence murder case.
- What
- The CBI arrested Gopal Das in connection with the alleged murder of Avijit Sarkar during 2021 post-poll violence; he had been at large since the FIR was registered in 2021.
- When
- The alleged murder occurred on May 2, 2021; the CBI took over the case on August 25, 2021, and Gopal Das was arrested about four years after going on the run.
- Where
- He was arrested from Rabindranagar in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal; the murder took place at Sitalatala Lane in Kolkata, and the trial is underway in the City Sessions Court in Calcutta.
- Why
- He was wanted for the alleged murder of Avijit Sarkar and never joined the investigation or trial, prompting the CBI to announce a reward and track him down.
- Accused
- Gopal Das alias Bishal Paul (proclaimed offender)
- Case
- Murder of Avijit Sarkar during 2021 post-poll violence
- Date of Crime
- May 2, 2021
- Crime Location
- Sitalatala Lane, Kolkata
- Arrest Location
- Rabindranagar, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal
- Reward Announced
- Rs 50,000
- CBI Case Registration
- August 25, 2021, following Calcutta High Court order of August 19, 2021
- Chargesheeted Accused
- 38 persons, including TMC MLA Paresh Pal and TMC councillors Swapan Samaddar and Papiya Ghosh