Published 17:52 IST, October 12th 2019
Two detained in Murshidabad triple murder case
West Bengal police have detained two more persons on Saturday in connection with the Murshidabad triple murder case taking the no. of detainees in the case to 4
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West Bengal police have detained two persons on Saturday in connection with Murshidabad triple murder case taking number of detainees in case to 4, police said. A team of CID officials visited crime spot on Saturday, a day after investigating ncy was asked to join investigation, police said. triple murder had acquired political overtones on Thursday with BJP and West Bengal Goverr Jagdeep Dhankhar hitting out at Mamata Banerjee government over killings and RSS claiming that teacher was its supporter. Bandhu Prakash Pal, a 35-year-old teacher, his pregnant wife Beauty and 8-year-old son Angan were found lying dead in pools of blood in ir house at Jiaganj in Murshidabad district on Tuesday when Durga Puja festivities were on.
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Police investigation
According to police, prima facie evidence and initial investigation suggested that it was a case of personal enmity and had thing to do with politics. His family members have denied affiliation with any political group. A diary te found at spot suggested serious differences in family. "We have detained two more persons in case. A total of four persons have been detained, two has been let off after questioning," a senior police official said. Police had earlier in week detained two persons in connection with incident.
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17:30 IST, October 12th 2019