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Four Arrested in Tripura Half-Burnt Body Case as Probe Shifts to Abetment of Suicide

Authorities are probing abetment of suicide following allegations involving a BJP MLA’s nephew.

SDPO of Uadaipur, Debanjali Ray, said the body of the woman was found early in the morning.
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Overview

  • Chief Minister Manik Saha said a detailed inquiry is underway and announced that four accused have been arrested.
  • Police found the woman’s half-burnt body in Mirza and moved the case from unnatural death to abetment of suicide under the BNS framework.
  • The husband alleged three men assaulted the couple the night before, naming the local MLA’s nephew among them, and claimed police initially declined to take their complaint.
  • Assistant Sub-Inspector Sanjoy Sarkar of Kakraban police station was suspended for negligence in duty linked to the handling of the case.
  • Finance Minister Pranajit Singha Roy met the family and promised an impartial investigation, while Congress and CPI(M) leaders staged protests and demanded swift arrests, and the MLA could not be reached for comment.