KOLKATA: A 25-year-old software engineer was allegedly killed by his live-in partner at their rented flat in Fartabad, in south Kolkata's Garia, police said on Monday, November 9. The police arrested the girlfriend and her mother.
The deceased was Sarthak Sarkar, a resident of Barasat in North 24 Parganas district who worked for a private firm in Salt Lake's Sector V. The prime accused, Sanchalika Basu, a student of a private engineering college in the Sector V area, stayed with him. Her mother, Moumita Basu, also lived in the flat and has been arrested.
According to police, the couple quarrelled late on Saturday night and the argument escalated. Basu allegedly attacked Sarkar with a sharp weapon. He was taken to hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Neighbours were alerted around 1.30 am on Sunday by a woman crying for help. Sayan Pal, a Garia resident, said they found the young man lying in a pool of blood on the bed and informed the police.
Aravind Kumar Anand, superintendent of police of Baruipur Police District, said the investigation was at a preliminary stage and the roles of both women were being examined. The weapon used would be established after questioning, he said. Police suspect the mother knew of the attack and did not speak, and are investigating what part, if any, she played.
(With inputs from PTI and media reports)