Kolkata Women's Death Not Suicide, They Were Killed: Autopsy

The deaths of two women and a girl in Kolkata, initially suspected of suicide, may have been homicides based on postmortem findings of throat slashes and other injuries.

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The recent deaths of two women and a girl at a house in Kolkata may not be a suicide case, according to postmortem reports, sources in Kolkata police said.

As per the details, the women who were married to two brothers, and the daughter of one of them, were found dead on Wednesday. Their husbands and son of one brother, were involved in a car accident and have told the police that they were trying to commit suicide.

The women were found with their wrists slit. However, the postmortem report indicated other injuries as well. The report pointed that both had slashes on the throat and died after massive bleeding. The girl (14) had bruises on chest, legs, lips and head. As per the report, she had also been poisoned, according to NDTV.

The two brothers, Pranay and Prasun Dey, lived in the house in Tangra area with their wives Sudeshna and Romi, respectively. Pranay’s son and Prasun’s daughter were the other occupants of the house.

The deaths of the woman became came to notice after the two men and the boy were found involved in the crash near Abhishikta crossing on the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass around 4 AM. They have sustained injuries and are in hospital.

However, one of them told the police that they were attempting suicide and had rammed the car into a metro pillar. The women, he told about, had already died by suicide. 

Later, the police recovered the bodies from the house in Tangra and investigated the spot. According to the police, all three bodies were found in different rooms. The post-mortem examination was conducted at the NRS Medical College and Hospital in the presence of a videographer, police personnel of the homicide department of Kolkata Police and Tangra Police Station officers.

An officer said that the family used to operate a tannery business, was in financial difficulties.