India, Nov. 5 -- The family of a jewellery shop owner found dead in the New Town area near Kolkata on October 29 have alleged that he was abducted by a community block development officer (BDO) from north Bengal the previous night, police said.

"The body of 45-year-old Swapan Kamilya, a resident of West Midnapore district's Danton, was found in a desolate area of New Town on October 29. It bore several injuries and post mortem examination confirmed that he was beaten to death," a police officer from the Bidhannagar police commissionerate said, requesting anonymity.

"Kamilya used to run a small jewellery business from a rented shop at Salt Lake. The deceased's family has alleged that Prasanta Burman, a BDO from Jalpaiguri district came t...