The investigation into the killing of four members of a family in Rangpur has come under fresh scrutiny, with the Rangpur City Nagorik Committee demanding a judicial inquiry and questioning several key aspects of the police account.
At a press conference in Rangpur city on Saturday, the committee raised 19 questions over the killings of retired teacher Ganapati Chakraborty, his wife, daughter and young son. It said contradictions between the police narrative, relatives’ statements and forensic findings had raised doubts about whether the full circumstances of the killings had been uncovered.
Committee member-secretary Palash Kanti Nag said investigators should not rely solely on the confessions of the two suspects arrested in the case.
He called for the police version to be cross-checked with CCTV footage, forensic evidence, mobile phone records and eyewitness accounts.
The committee particularly questioned the circumstances surrounding the alleged motive. It asked whether four members of a family could plausibly have been killed simply because they had prevented someone from taking yaba.
It also sought clarification over the police claim that the alleged killers stayed inside the house for a considerable period after the murders, took a shower and ate there.
Other questions focused on the electricity connection to the house, CCTV footage from the area and unidentified motorcycles reportedly seen around the residence before and after the killings.
The committee also wanted to know whether anyone had been monitoring the family.
The group pointed to discrepancies in police accounts concerning the amount of cash and gold jewellery allegedly stolen from the house and the amount of money reportedly recovered from the arrested suspects. It also questioned inconsistencies over the quantity of yaba allegedly involved.
The committee further asked whether the victims had previously expressed fears, filed complaints or faced threats linked to the construction of their house, and whether investigators had properly examined those issues.
Palash Kanti Nag said the inconsistencies must be resolved through an impartial and credible investigation to establish the truth behind the killings.
The committee also called for a judicial inquiry and exemplary punishment for those responsible, stressing that every murder requires a fair and proper investigation.
Meanwhile, the Rangpur Bar Association has decided not to represent the accused arrested in the case, citing the brutality of the killings.
The bodies of retired Rangpur Zilla School teacher Ganapati Chakraborty, 65, his wife Pritilata Chakraborty, 50, daughter Agami Chakraborty Prarthi, 25, and son Ayush Chakraborty, 12, were recovered from their home in Machuapara on Saturday night. Police said all four had been strangled.
Ganapati’s elder brother Gopinath Chakraborty later filed a murder case with Rangpur Metropolitan Kotwali Police Station.
Police subsequently arrested Mugdha Das, son of Kanu Das, and Siddhartha Das, son of Binoy Das, both from the same area. Police said the two suspects confessed to the killings before a court.
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