Kolkata, Nov 10 : West Bengal police on Tuesday took the arrested girlfriend of a 25-year-old software engineer and her mother to the rented flat in Kolkata's Garia area where the youth was allegedly murdered, as investigators recreated the sequence of events leading to the crime, officials said.
Forensic team officers were also with them. They collected samples from different parts of the flat.
According to investigators, software engineer Sarthak and his girlfriend Sanchalika Basu were living together in a rented flat in Fartabad. Sarthak's body was recovered from the flat last Saturday.
According to the police, he had been stabbed in the shoulder with a sharp weapon. The police have already arrested Sanchalika and his mother, Moumita Basu in the incident.
According to local residents, there was a fight between the couple that night. Hearing screams, the neighbours rushed to the flat. They found Sarthak lying in a pool of blood in the room.
The deceased was a software engineer by profession. He hailed from Barasat, in the North 24 Parganas district. He worked in a company in Sector V of Salt Lake. The accused girl was studying at Techno India. She is a resident of Fartabad in Garia.
According to locals, the two used to travel to the same place every day. After a few meetings, the acquaintance turned into a love affair. Both their families knew about this relationship. Later, Sarthak rented a flat in Fartabad. He lived there with Sanchalika.
The young man used to stay in the flat in Fartabad at least three to four days a week. Local residents knew about their relationship.
Police are now attempting to corroborate statements made by the arrested women with evidence gathered during the reconstruction of the crime scene.
Officials said the exercise was aimed at obtaining a clearer understanding of the events leading to the murder, the manner in which the victim was attacked, and the alleged role played by each accused.
