A murder mystery in Kolkata has gripped the attention of the city. Post-mortem examinations of two women and a teenage girl, who were found dead in their Kolkata home, confirmed that they were murdered, police are now trying to identify those involved and the motive behind the crime, an officer said on Friday, reported by PTI.
The autopsy revealed that both women had slit wrists and deep throat injurie🍬s, indicating they died from ante-mortem injuries (injuries that occur before death). Addition🗹ally, the minor girl's cause of death was determined to be poisoning, according to the officer.
Attempts Suicide By Crashing Car
Two brothers—Pranay and Prasun Dey—lived in that house in the Tangra area with their wives Sudeshna and Romi, respectively. Pranay’s son and Prasun’s daughter were the other 🅘occupants of the house.
The three members of the family were found dead inside their Tangra residence, while three others were injured after their car crashed into a Metro Rail pillar in the city on early Wednesday. ♛One of the injured persons told the police about the deaths in their family.
The brothers had, earlier, claimed to t📖he police that there was a suicide pact among the family members, following which all consumed porridge laced with sleeping pills, the officer said.
Police also♑ believe the men were trying to misl🍒ead them by hiding information and will now be questioning them after their condition improves.
"It seems that they were trying to mislead us. They were trying to hide something. We need to question them. Once they are declared fit enough to talk, our officers will start questioning them," ꦍpolice✱ said, quoted by PTI.
The f♎orensic team of Kolkata Police have collected samples from the bathroom, the washbasin, and rooms from where the bodies of the two women -- Sudꦿeshna and Romi Dey --- and the girl were found, he said.
The police also collected footage of CCTVs installed in the Tangra house, he said, adding that "this footage will be very crucial to understand their activities before the crime occurred. We will be able to record who ca𒈔me to their house and what were their roles with the family i🦩n the last one week or so."
Investigators of the Kolkata Poℱlice were trying to find out details of the route of the car that was involved in the accident on February 19, the officer said.
The police had seized a bunch of 12 keys, most of them were of their Tangra residence, one bloodstained blue button from the backseat o✱f the car and several blood marks from🐟 inside the car, he added.
Examinations have confirmed that the vehicle had no mechanical issues that coulဣd have caused the crash near Abhisikta Metro in south Kolkata.
"The brothers came out of their house during midnight, and the accident took place around 3.15 AM at a place that is not far away from their place. The car covered some distance in the city but we need to have more information regarding the vehicle's speed, 🍎and its route," he saidꦓ.
Sleuths of Kolkata Police found that the vehicle had no "mechanical glitch" that🐽 led to the accꦏident near Abhisikta Metro in the southern part of the city, the officer said.
Family's Financial Struggle
The family, who owns Protective Leather Gloves Pvt Ltd, was strug▨gling financially, according tꦉo police.
As reported by the Times of India, their tannery business suffered significant losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the♊m under considerable financial strain.
