Sweeper arrested for GSI officer's murder
Kolkata, June 10: A sweeper was arrested on Sunday for allegedly murdering a Geological Survey of India officer, who was found dead in her flat here a day back, police said.
The body of Shila Chowdhury, 56, was recovered from her flat in in south Kolkata's Kasba area at around 5 p.m. on Saturday. The deceased had injury marks on the head.
A police officer said Chowdhury had apparently taken a loan of Rs 27,000 from sweeper Sambhu Koyal, but had not been returning it despite repeated persuasion from him.
"On Saturday, Koyal had gone to Chowdhury's flat and asked for the money. This led to an altercation and at the heat of the moment, Koyal banged the victim's head repeatedly against the wall, which proved fatal," the officer said, claiming Koyal confessed to his crime during the interrogation.
To be doubly sure about her death, Koyal then smothered her with a pillow.
He then ransacked the room of the flat looking for the key to the almirah. On locating the key, he took out Rs 7,000 and fled.
"We will take him to the spot of the crime to ascertain whether his statements are true," said an officer.
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11 more bodies retrieved from Arunachal accident site
Itanagar (PTI): Eleven more bodies were retrieved on Saturday from the deep gorge in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district, where a mini-truck on which 22 labourers from Assam were travelling fell, an official said.
With this, 17 bodies have been recovered from the accident site, Anjaw's deputy commissioner Milo Kojin said.
He said three more bodies will be brought out on Sunday.
The operation, being conducted by a joint team of the NDRF and Army, resumed at 6 am.
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"The retrieval process was extremely difficult because of the treacherous terrain, and the gorge is very deep," Kojin said.
The operation was suspended around 4 pm due to low visibility and will be resumed on Sunday morning, he said.
"One person is still missing, and a search operation will be carried out tomorrow," he added.
The accident happened on the evening of December 8, around 40 km from Hayuliang towards Chaglagam in the district. On the evening of December 10, one survivor managed to climb out of the gorge and reach a nearby Border Roads Task Force (BRTF) labour camp, following which the authorities were alerted.
Six bodies were recovered from the gorge on Friday and handed over to their families on Saturday.
