After a mob lynched a Hindu man on suspicion of raping and murdering a 12-year-old in West Bengal, CM Suvendu Adhikari said, "I'm not giving anyone a clean chit, but...lynching had a communal angle." Union MoS Sukanta Majumdar also accused TMC of "trying to give the incident a communal colour". TMC denied the allegation and accused BJP of doing so.