Surathkal Police arrest man from West Bengal for murder of 27-year-old estate worker in Mukka
Surathkal: A West Bengal-based man, Lakshman Mandal, also called Lakhan, has been arrested by Surathkal Police in connection to the death of a 27-year-old man, Mukesh Mandal, from an estate situated in Mukka recently.
Mukesh Mandal, a native of Ratua of Parampur in Malda district, West Bengal, who worked at Rohan Estate in Mukka, had gone missing on June 24 and his body was found in a water tank of the estate on August 21.
Surathkal Police, who had filed a case and were probing the matter, found Lakshman Mandal living in West Bengal and took him into custody. When he was brought to Surathkal Police Station for interrogation, Mandal is learned to have confessed to the police that he hit Mukesh with an iron chain and killed him, before dumping the corpse into the water tank and shutting the cover, police officers have said.
Lakshman Mandal reportedly has two assault cases filed against him at the Ratua Police Station in West Bengal.
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Businessman burnt to death as moving car catches fire in Noida
Noida (PTI): A 46-year-old businessman was burnt to death after his moving car caught fire in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Buddha Nagar district, police said on Tuesday.
According to police, the victim was identified as Rajkumar Singhal, who was engaged in the paint business. The incident occurred late on Monday night near Sorkha village under the Sector 113 police station area.
Station House Officer Krishna Gopal Sharma said Singhal was driving towards Parthala Chowk when his vehicle suddenly caught fire for reasons yet to be ascertained.
Singhal was unable to get out of the car and died in the blaze, the SHO said.
Fire tenders reached the spot after receiving information, but the car had already been gutted, police said. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination and an investigation is underway.
Police suspect the presence of paint or other inflammable material in the car may have caused the fire to spread rapidly.
