Overview

• The killing occurred inside the Mallik family’s Manikpara home in Krishnanagar on Monday afternoon, roughly between 2:00 and 2:30 p.m., police said.
• Police identified Debraj/Devraj Singh, in his mid‑20s and known to the victim, as the prime suspect and say he fled the scene and is being sought.
• Officers are examining a relationship dispute as a possible motive after reports that the victim had recently stopped communicating with the suspect.
• The student suffered two gunshot wounds and was declared dead at Shaktinagar District Hospital, with her mother and brother present in the house during the attack.
• A post‑mortem and other forensic steps are pending, and while one report claimed an arrest, police statements and several outlets describe an ongoing manhunt.