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Kolkata Hotel Killing Probed as Payment Dispute After Dating-App Meet

Investigators plan to verify the timeline through CCTV plus phone forensics to gauge possible repeat targeting.

Overview

  • Police say a dispute over payment following a meeting arranged via a joint dating-app profile preceded the death of chartered accountant Adarsh Losalka.
  • CCTV shows the two accused entering Losalka’s room around 9:30 pm and leaving about 2:30 am, with the body found the next day; the post-mortem cites strangulation.
  • Investigators allege the pair took his ATM card and phones, inserted his SIM to reset the PIN, and withdrew ₹11,000 at an Ultadanga ATM before fleeing.
  • Dhruvo Mitra and Kamal Saha surrendered the day after the killing and were arrested, with movements tracked through Barrackpore, Naihati and Krishnanagar.
  • Four phones have been seized for forensic analysis after apps were found deleted and the victim’s social accounts deactivated, and police are checking for other contacts made through the profile.