Overview
- A 33-year-old woman identified as Geeta (Gita) Das was fatally stabbed by her husband on School Road in Sodepur on Wednesday, police said.
- Her husband, named as Subhash (Subhas) Das, then stabbed himself and is in critical condition in hospital, which has delayed formal arrest procedures.
- Officers from the Barrackpore commissionerate seized the weapon, registered a murder case, sent the body for autopsy, and are collecting CCTV footage and witness statements as evidence.
- Neighbours said the couple had long-standing marital discord, that Geeta had tried to leave the relationship, and that police had been called to the home on earlier occasions.
- CCTV of the attack has circulated on social media and the case has drawn local calls for greater police vigilance on the stretch where the killing took place and for prompt evidence-led action once the suspect recovers.