Jalpaiguri: The death of a 27-year-old man from Ambari in Jalpaiguri's Raiganj in Pune last week under mysterious circumstances has prompted a probe by the Bengal govt.
The deceased, Dipu Das, used to work as a daily wage labourer. On July 29, his brothers, Gouranga and Apu, called him on the phone to inform Das that his mother had passed away on July 28, only to realise that Das had too had died the same day.
The agency with which Dipu worked in Pune said he fell down under the influence of alcohol and was admitted to BJ Government Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital after the fall, but succumbed to his injuries. The death certificate issued by the hospital stated "complications following spinal cord injuries" as cause of death.
But a deep cut on Das's neck made his brothers suspicious about the cause of death. At first, Trinamool netas intervened, apprehending the death was part of a pattern of atrocities on Bengali-speaking people in BJP-run states. Then, the state govt intervened.
Acting on the govt's instructions, ASI Binod Ram from Bhorer Alo police outpost flew down to Pune from Bagdogra with Dipu's brothers. Sources said the ASI will coordinate with Pune cops and check if there was any discrepancy.