Bankura, Oct. 24 -- Years of distress following the disappearance of his son and alleged involvement in Tantric rituals are among the factors being examined in connection with the double murder at Lalbaba Mana Char, a sandbar on the Damodar river, during the Astami Sandhi Puja last Tuesday.
Local residents alleged that the accused, Mongal Chowdhury, had been deeply involved in Tantric practices for a long period and that a Tantric, along with dozens of his disciples, frequently visited his house.
Residents Krishna Murari Chowdhury and Shila Chowdhury alleged that Mongal and his wife, Rumpa, used to perform rituals naked inside a Kali shrine made of bamboo and tin beside the road in front of their house.
They further claimed that Mongal's...