The Particular Investigation Group (SIT) of West Bengal Police, probing the loss of life of an 18-year-old lady in Krishnanagar city of Nadia district, has dominated out sexual assault or gang rape, saying the investigation up to now has not discovered proof of any foul play within the case.
Her mother and father have, nevertheless, been claiming that she was gang raped and her face was burnt with acid to cover her id. Based mostly on a grievance lodged by her mother and father, police have arrested an 18-year-old male pal of hers.
In response to the SIT officers, the proof gathered up to now indicated that the 18-year-old died by suicide. The lady was discovered lifeless final Wednesday morning (October 16) on a roadside in an space that homes places of work and residences of prime district administration officers in Krishnanagar city.
Piecing collectively the proof gathered from her cellphone knowledge, name information, CCTV footage of the realm and the autopsy report, the SIT believes that the 18-year-old lady took the acute step on the night time of October 15 after she spoke together with her male pal over the cellphone.
In response to the investigators, the lady wished to marry her male pal after Kali Puja. The 2 had been reportedly in a relationship for the final 4 months. She additionally owed him Rs 40,000.
“Nevertheless, the person was not able to marry, they usually had a heated argument over the cellphone hours earlier than her loss of life. We imagine that she died between 11.10 pm and 11.45 pm… At 11.08 pm, she went offline. At 12.02 pm her male pal known as her again however nobody responded,” a police officer concerned within the investigation.
In response to police, the lady was final seen on-line round 11.08 pm on Tuesday. Her male pal spoke together with her at 10.12 pm for the final time. “She up to date her WhatsApp standing at 10.24 pm. At 10:40 pm, she is seen in CCTV footage strolling alongside in direction of the spot the place she was discovered lifeless,” mentioned Superintendent of Police (Krishnanagar) Amarnath Okay.
The submit mortem had concluded that she had “ante-mortem” burn accidents on her face. Dr Soumyajyoti Banerjee, who carried out the submit mortem at Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial (JNM) Hospital in Kalyani, had mentioned that she bought burn accidents whereas she was alive they usually discovered no proof of acid burns.
“Whereas we now have obtained the autopsy report, there are nonetheless some unanswered questions. A forensic skilled visited the crime scene Monday to collect extra proof,” a police officer mentioned.
The investigations are awaiting the forensic studies to shed extra gentle on the circumstances surrounding the lady’s loss of life.
