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Eight Arrested After Fatal Assault in Kolkata Linked to Fake Gold Sale

Police seized suspected counterfeit ornaments with investigators focusing on a construction site attack that killed one man and severely injured another.

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Overview

  • Late on June 21, patrol officers discovered 33-year-old Deepak Singh critically injured on N G Saha Road before locating Mahender Singh, who was declared dead on arrival at Vidyasagar Hospital.
  • Police allege that a group of eight suspects ambushed the pair at a construction site tied to Biswajit Biswas after accusing them of selling counterfeit gold ornaments.
  • Deepak Singh’s statement and CCTV footage from the Parnashree area led to the arrests of accused individuals including Sanjib Karmakar, Chandan Ghosh and Biswajit Biswas.
  • Investigators have seized the purported fake gold jewelry and are inspecting multiple locations to reconstruct the events leading up to the assault.
  • The Detective Department’s scientific wing is examining forensic evidence as Parnashree police prepare charges under relevant sections of the penal code.