Kolkata, Sep 13 (IANS) The body of an elderly man covered in blood was recovered from a house in Golf Green area in Kolkata on Saturday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as 75-year-old Shamik Kishor Gupta, a retired government employee.
Recently, Shamik’s daughter married to a person named Sanjib Das.
The police have arrested the son-in-law Sanjib Das in connection with the incident.
According to a senior police officer, prima facie it appears to be a case of dowry-related incident as Sanjib has been accused of allegedly beating his wife for money.
The couple got married about 20 days ago and since then there have been constant arguments between the son-in-law and the father-in-law, the police said.
“According to the family’s neighbours, the son-in-law had an argument with his father-in-law over money on Friday night as well. This has been going on since Sanjib married the retired government employee’s daughter. The son-in-law has been arrested and we are questioning him,” the police officer said.
According to the police, the elderly man had multiple injury marks on his body, which was recovered from the staircase of the house.
The incident created outrage in the area as the neighbourhood is considered to be one of the most peaceful and quiet areas in Kolkata.
Local sources also told the police: “Shamik’s wife and children used to live in his house. The daughter got married 20 days ago. There have been trouble in the in-laws’ house since the marriage. The son-in-law often abused the daughter and sometimes he would come to the in-laws’ house and start an argument over money. The same situation arose on Friday night as there was a lot of shouting and screaming.”
Sources said that the elderly man might have been pushed on the stairs of the house due to a heated argument with his son-in-law.
The police have started investigating the matter and also questioning the family members for more information.
–IANS
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