A JUVENILE who “found out about his father’s extramarital affair with a young woman” allegedly attacked and murdered the woman while she was with his father at a roadside tea stall in Kolkata’s EM Bypass on Thursday evening, police said on Friday.
“On Thursday around 9 pm, a 24-year-old woman was taken to the NRS hospital from the Bypass Dhaba Pragati Maidan PS area with a sharp object injury. Later, she succumbed to injuries. Three persons have been arrested,” said a senior police officer.
Police said the man’s wife, his son and a 22-year-old man had arrived at the spot and have now been arrested in connection with the murder. A case was registered on the complaint of a Seal Lane resident.
Sources in the police said the man’s wife and son had “found out about the affair” and tracked his car using GPS. A senior police officer said the weapon used in the alleged crime was recovered.
Meanwhile, the murder has triggered a political uproar, with the Opposition questioning the law and order situation in the state.
BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar posted on X, “Failed Chief Minister (Mamata Banerjee) please react and resign! In the middle of the night, a young woman was openly chased on the street and attacked with a sharp weapon, yet the incompetent, sycophantic Kolkata police under her leadership failed to take any immediate action? Whether it is the restroom for female doctors in a government hospital or a crowded area in Kolkata, this state is gradually turning into a death trap for women. No matter how much the incompetent Chief Minister falsely claims that Kolkata is the safest city, the reality is that under her tenure, women in the state have suffered the most.”
Senior TMC MP leader Sudip Bandopadhyay said, “Kolkata’s law and order situation by far is the best in the country. Before making statements, the BJP should first see the law and order situation of their states, and see what happened in Kumbh. They still have the audacity to speak. Yes, this incident in Kolkata is very unfortunate. The police have arrested the culprits. The BJP will not gain anything by pointing fingers at Bengal’s law and order as the people are not fools.”