The man was seen speaking to a person within the store earlier than leaving on his bicycle.
The man who has been accused of kidnapping and homicide of a schoolgirl in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district was seen inside a store earlier than he dedicated the crime on Friday, CCTV footage confirmed. The 19-year-old, in a pink shirt, was seen speaking to a person within the store earlier than leaving on his bicycle. The police earlier confirmed the accused picked up the minor sufferer on a bicycle.
The physique of the lady, who had left residence for a training class however by no means returned, was recovered from a secluded space, a couple of kilometre away from the Mashishamari police outpost on Saturday morning.
The household of the sufferer, a category 4 scholar, filed a grievance at Joynagar police station on Friday after she did not return from her class. “When her father returned from his store at 8 pm, he obtained to know that her 10-year-old daughter hadn’t returned residence. He then went to Mashishamari police camp earlier than going to Joynagar police station to lodge a case,” stated South 24 Parganas, Baruipur SP Palash Chandra Dhali.
A good friend of the sufferer instructed the police that she had seen the accused and sufferer on the bicycle, Mr Dhali stated. Her info helped police establish the killer and catch him. On being questioned, he confessed to the crime and led the police to the spot the place he had dumped the physique, he added.
The police recovered the physique with a number of accidents at round 3:00 am on Saturday.
The man, Mostakin Sardar, had been making an attempt to befriend the sufferer for some time and on the day of the crime, he picked her up after providing her an ice cream, in keeping with the sources.
The incident has sparked protests within the space with indignant locals alleging that regardless of the presence of police within the police camp close by, the incident came about and there was a delay in launching a seek for the lady. Locals have been seen on the streets with sticks and brooms protesting towards the incident. A police camp was vandalised and set on fireplace.
The police, nonetheless, stated they began an investigation as quickly because the grievance was acquired and the accused was arrested early Saturday morning.
“We began the investigation as quickly as we acquired the grievance at 8.30 pm,” stated Mr Dhali. “We have supported the household, guided them on each step. It is a heinous crime. We will quickly file a chargesheet and can search capital punishment for the wrongdoer,” he added.
Additional police forces have additionally been rushed to the world to carry the state of affairs beneath management.
Meanwhile, a political slugfest has additionally begun within the state over the incident.
Union Minister and BJP State President Sukanta Majumdar claimed that the lady was raped, and referred to as for Chief Minister Banerjee’s resignation.
The second autopsy of the physique of the sufferer will probably be achieved tomorrow. The police stated that they are going to have readability on including any sexual assault expenses after the autopsy outcomes are available.
The second autopsy is being carried out on the orders of the Calcutta High Court.
Her physique is presently at Kantapukur morgue, the place the primary post-mortem was achieved.
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has directed the police to make sure that the wrongdoer will get “capital punishment inside three months”. “A Crime is a criminal offense, there isn’t any faith or caste. Strong motion ought to be taken towards the criminals,” she stated whereas talking on the Kolkata Police Body Guard Lines after just about inaugurating a number of Durga Pujas.