Kolkata Police Arrest Son After Mother Found Strangled in Baguihati
Investigators are treating a dispute over the woman’s second marriage as a possible trigger.
Overview
- Ruma Chakraborty, 43, was discovered dead with a scarf around her neck in the Jagatpur area of Baguihati on Tuesday night after her husband opened their locked door with a spare key.
- Police said her son, Rudradeep, had argued with her earlier over her remarriage and then fled with her gold jewellery.
- Kolkata Police registered a case on Wednesday, gathered forensic samples at the flat, and sent the body to RG Kar Medical College and Hospital for a post-mortem.
- Officers launched a search and later arrested Rudradeep using technical surveillance, according to MillenniumPost.
- Detectives are also looking into local reports of the son’s drug use and any money disputes, a routine step as they test early motives with neighbour accounts and phone and CCTV checks.