Kolkata, October 15
The police on Tuesday claimed to have cracked the Murshidabad triple murder case that set the political temperature soaring in West Bengal, with the arrest of a mason who was known to the victim family, a top official said.
Utpal Behra was arrested from Sahapur area of Murshidabad district on Monday night, a week after the hacked up bodies of Bandhu Prakash Pal, a 35-year-old school teacher, his pregnant wife Beauty, and 8-year-old son Angan were found lying in pools of blood at their home in Jiaganj, Superintendent of Police Mukesh Kumar said.
The incident had acquired political overtones with the BJP and West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar hitting out at the Mamata Banerjee government over the killings, and the RSS claiming the teacher was its supporter. The victims’ family, however, insisted Pal had no political affiliation.
Kumar said the incident stemmed from acrimony between Pal and Behra over financial transactions. — PTI
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