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Minor survivor in Tangra mass murders awaits guardian a month after the tragedy

Minor survivor in Tangra mass murders awaits guardian a month after the tragedy

Police cordoning off the crime scene in Kolkata’s Tangra area, where three persons were found murdered on February 18. File photo | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI The 14-year-old boy, who survived a car ‘accident’ that led to the revelation of a triple murder in a family in Kolkata’s Tangra area, finds himself living in a hospital for the past one month, with no one from his extended family coming forward to take his custody. However, some unrelated people have reportedly volunteered to take him in. The minor has been in hospital since the triple murder came to light on February 18 when his mother, aunt, and cousin were found murdered at their residence. Within hours, the boy was injured in a car crash along with his father and uncle, both of whom have now become prime suspects in the case. His uncle was arrested on March 3. According to officials closely following the case, while the boy’s grandparents died long back, the recent developments have left him without any close family support. He is still …

Boy Points Finger At Uncle In Kolkata Triple Murder Case: Cops

Boy Points Finger At Uncle In Kolkata Triple Murder Case: Cops

Kolkata: The two women and a girl of the Dey family killed in Kolkata’s Tangra – murders that have rocked the city – are likely to have died at the  hands of the younger of the two brothers. The men and a boy of the family were found to have crashed in a car in a Metro Rail pillar on Eastern Metropolitan bypass area early on Wednesday.  The boy, who has now recovered, has apparently told the police that his uncle, Prasun Dey, had “killed” his mother, aunt and cousin, reported news agency Press Trust of India, quoting an un-named officer. Pranay and Prasun Dey and Pranay’s son were injured in the car crash. The men later told the police that they had attempted suicide and the women were already dead in the house. After questioning them, the police went to the house in Tangra, where they found the bodies of Pranay Dey’s wife Sudeshna Dey, Prasun Dey’s wife Romi Dey and his daughter Priyambada. The women were found with their wrists slit. But the postmortem …