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Kolkata, October 27 (IANS) The body of a woman from Bihar was recovered from a locked hotel room in North Bengal’s Siliguri. Police gave this information on Monday.
According to a senior official of Siliguri Police Commissionerate, the body was recovered on Friday and post-mortem was conducted at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital on Sunday in the presence of family members of the deceased.
According to the police, the woman has been identified as Pooja Das (25), who was a resident of Katihar, Bihar. She had checked into the hotel on October 22 with her husband and a child. However, he was absconding with the child since the day of the incident.
On Friday (October 24) morning, the man came to the hotel reception and asked to book a car to return home. Later he left the hotel with the child. Since the man did not return to the hotel again, and even the woman did not come out of the hotel room, the hotel staff became suspicious and later informed the police.
When the police broke the lock of the hotel room, the dead body of the woman was found on the bed. Police sources said that blood was coming out of his mouth and there was an injury mark on his neck.
The body was sent to North Bengal Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem. During the investigation of the incident, the police came to know that the man who was with the woman was her husband and the child was theirs.
Investigators also found that this was the man’s second marriage. Police have collected CCTV footage of the hotel and its surroundings for investigation. According to police sources, investigators suspect the woman’s husband of murder.
In this regard, DCP Rakesh Singh of Siliguri Police Commissionerate said, “Preliminary investigation has revealed that the woman was murdered by her roommate, whom we believe to be her husband. We have started searching for that person. The reason for the murder will be known after the accused is caught.”
The family of the deceased was informed in Katihar from the address of the identity card submitted in the hotel. On Saturday the family reached North Bengal Medical College and Hospital.
–IANS
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