Overview
- Police say 25-year-old software engineer Sarthak Sarkar was found with stab wounds in his rented flat in Garia and was declared dead at a local hospital.
- Officers arrested his live-in partner, law student Sanchalika Basu, and her mother, Moumita Basu, on Sunday after charges were filed by the victim’s family.
- Neighbours heard screams and a quarrel and helped rush the injured man to hospital following the Saturday night disturbance, police and residents said.
- Investigators noted scratch marks on Sanchalika’s neck and have sent the body for post-mortem as forensic teams search the flat for timing, motive, and the sequence of events.
- The probe will focus on whether the attack was the result of a domestic dispute and on clarifying the mother’s alleged role while authorities continue interviews and evidence collection.