Law Student Found Dead in Kakdwip Lawyer’s Chamber as Police Hunt Absconding Advocate

Overview

• The victim, identified as 21-year-old Sonia Halder of Gandhinagar, was found hanging Wednesday evening in advocate Sheikh Manowar Alam’s chamber at Nayapara in Kakdwip.
• Police registered an unnatural-death case, sent the body for post-mortem, and began a search after relatives filed a complaint naming the advocate.
• A senior officer said the lawyer has been absconding since the incident and investigators are examining both suicide and foul play.
• Police recovered a bag containing a letter described as a love note, which relatives say points to a relationship with the advocate.
• The family alleges the advocate reneged on a promise to marry her, and relatives say she had been visiting his chamber regularly for practical training.