Elderly Couple Killed In Sodepur: EXIN Times

An elderly couple found strangulated in their Sodepur residence yet again stresses on the lack of security for seniors in the state. The bodies of Kalipada Das, 75, and Gita Das, 70, were found in two adjacent rooms of their own house on Tuesday night. The house had been robbed house and the goons had escaped after locking the main gate from outside.

According to neighbors, the couple kept to themselves but had a nephew and a widowed daughter-in-law who stayed away but were in regular contact with them. The bodies were discovered when their domestic help came around 7.30 on Wednesday morning. Marzida Bibi, the help, rang the doorbell but no one answered. The cook who arrived later noticed that the door was locked from outside and alerted the neighbors.

The Das’s were reportedly strangulated. Neighbors peeked through an open window and found Gita Devi lying on her bed. The residents informed Ghola police station and the nephew Bankim of Kalipada Das. Police said to EXIN Times that, “Kalipada was injured on the head with a blunt weapon before being strangulated. The rooms had been ransacked, the almirah was open, and everything was scattered on the floor.”

Cops suspect the couple were murdered when they resisted the robbers but doubts rose since Gita Devi was found wearing two gold bangles on her wrists. The widowed daughter-in-law Manjushri Das was informed of the deaths. Barrackpore police commissioner, Niraj Kr Singh said, "A murder case has been started but the motive has not been ascertained yet."