The house where the incident took place
Kolkata: A 28-year-old bedridden man was found bludgeoned to death at his home around noon on Sunday. The house too was found ransacked with gold ornaments and other costly items, worth Rs 1.5 lakh, missing from the almirahs. Police said that around 12.50 pm, Balaram was found lying in a pool of blood on his bed with severe injuries on his forehead. “During probe, we found that his elder brother, Krishna Rajbanshi (33), had murdered him over a property dispute and attempted to portray the incident as theft. The incident occurred between 8 am and noon, according to police and family.
The incident was reported from near the Charigram Sri Ramkrishna Ashram Adarsha Balika Vidyalaya in Raghunathpur area of Teghoria under Baguiati PS.
Cops said he was found unconscious on his bed by his mother who had just returned from work. The victim has been identified as Balaram Rajbanshi, who underwent a brain surgery a few days ago. “He had reportedly been bedridden following a surgery. The accused has confessed to have committed the crime. The body has been sent to R G Kar Medical College and Hospital for post-mortem. Balaram, who could barely recognise family members and communicate with them, was alone at home alongside their pet dog, a mongrel, after his family members left for their daily work in the morning. The victim’s mother works as a domestic help, while his father runs a fish trade. His brother, the accused Krishna, worked as a food delivery agent.
He will be produced in a court on Monday with a prayer for police custody,” said a senior officer of Bidhannagar Police.
Cops said the victim’s elder brother has been arrested for murdering the 28-year-old following a property dispute and desperation over the victim — bedridden since 2017 after an accident — ‘hurtling the family into a financial crisis following repeated surgeries’. Family members, led by the accused Krishna, initially alleged that approximately Rs 1.5 lakh in cash, alongside gold ornaments and other high-value personal belongings, was looted.
“He then threw away items around the room to make it look like a robbery,” an officer said. “The accused hit his brother repeatedly and bludgeoned him on the head at the exact spots where he had stitches from the operation to ensure a quick death,” said an officer.