Kolkata, Nov. 11 -- A 26-year-old woman was found dead inside a locked fifth-floor apartment in Lake Pally, Baranagar, on Tuesday night, prompting a murder investigation. Reacting to the incident, the MAITC said: "Bhorsha is gone. Bhoy is everywhere. And the CM has no answers".
The woman, a resident of Dunlop, had visited the apartment belonging to her elder sister and brother-in-law, who recently shifted to Serampore for business purposes. She collected the spare keys from a neighbour on Tuesday afternoon.
When she failed to respond to repeated calls, her family alerted the neighbours, who informed Baranagar police. Officers broke open the door and found her unconscious. She was taken to Baranagar State General Hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead.
The victim's brother alleged that she had been murdered, claiming her clothes were torn, injury marks were visible on her face and a white dupatta was wrapped around her neck. Her mobile phone, purse, wristwatch and jewellery were also reportedly missing. The family further claimed that messages sent to her missing phone received replies stating, "I am among you, you won't be able to catch me," before the device was switched off.
In its social media post, MAITC alleged that local BJP leaders were trying to downplay the gravity of the incident, which it described as a suspected rape and murder. The party questioned the investigation and demanded accountability, a thorough probe and deterrence against crimes targeting women.
Forensic experts collected samples from the apartment on Wednesday. Police are examining CCTV footage, tracing the phone's last known location and questioning a youth named by the family. The exact cause of death is awaited in the autopsy report.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Millennium Post.