Overview
- The shooting occurred shortly after midnight on Sunday in front of P.K. Thakur/Tagore Ghat on Strand Bank Road when a group arrived and fired at Santosh Chowdhury, who was hit in the abdomen and rushed to Calcutta Medical College where he is reported stable.
- Kolkata Police have identified the alleged shooter as Kartik Sonakar, also known as 'Khargosh', and say the attacker and victim are relatives linked by a family dispute.
- A formal FIR was registered at North Port police station under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including attempted murder, and under the Arms Act, 1959.
- Investigators carried out raids, are reviewing CCTV from the area, and have been questioning witnesses as the accused and any associates remained at large through Sunday evening.
- The case highlights how a domestic quarrel escalated into gun violence in north Kolkata and police action now determines whether the attack was pre-planned and whether more arrests will follow.