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West Bengal Student, 19, Shot Dead at Home as Police Name 23-Year-Old Suspect

Investigators are treating the killing as an intimate-partner attack linked to a recent breakup.

The incident happened in the afternoon in Manikpara in the Kotwali police station area.
Police said efforts were being made to track down the suspect (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
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Overview

  • The shooting occurred in Manikpara, Krishnanagar, within the Kotwali police station area, where the assailant allegedly forced entry, threatened relatives with a gun, and fired at point-blank range before fleeing.
  • The victim, Isha/Ishita Mallik, was taken to Shaktinagar Hospital and declared dead, with police noting two gunshot wounds.
  • Police identified Debraj/Devraj Singh, 23, as the suspect, a man known to the victim, with preliminary accounts citing a relationship that had recently ended.
  • Officers opened a homicide investigation, sent the body for post-mortem, and said forensic results including ballistics will inform next steps as the search continues.
  • One report claimed the suspect was arrested, but multiple police statements describe him as on the run and a manhunt is underway.