Youth arrested for killing family members in Malda

The West Bengal police on Saturday arrested a 19-year-old youth at Kaliachak in the State’s Malda district for allegedly killing 4 family members and burying them in a room of their home 4 months in the past.

Four our bodies, which could possibly be of the daddy, mom, sister and grandmother of the accused, had been exhumed from the home and despatched for put up mortem examination, Superintendent of Police, Malda, Alok Rajoria instructed journalists.

The police officer stated the accused, on February 28, 2021, had spiked the drinks of the family members with sleeping drugs and after they fell unconscious, tied their palms and gagged their mouths with duct tapes. According to the police, the accused then pushed the drugged family members right into a reservoir in the home and buried the our bodies in the ground of a room.

The incident got here to gentle after the elder brother of the accused knowledgeable the police. The elder brother had fled to Kolkata after the incident. The police stated they had been additionally investigating the position of the elder brother, who claimed that he had fled in February when different members of the family had been killed.

The police stated that an investigation was on to search out the motive behind the murders. Neighbours stated that the youth stored to himself and didn’t permit anyone to enter the home.