Police personnel said Lalu sits outside Sen’s room for hours every morning and evening, staring at the closed door. He has also virtually stopped eating since the officer’s death
Sen’s body was recovered from his quarters at the Habra Police Station barracks on Sep 14.
Police personnel said Lalu sits outside Sen’s room for hours every morning and evening, staring at the closed door. When he failed to report for work the following day, a civic volunteer went to call him and discovered his body,” a colleague said. Police sources said he was investigating the gang-rape of a minor in Habra and was scheduled to appear before Barasat court on the day of his death. Former colleagues said Sen regularly fed and treated stray animals.
Kolkata: Several days after Habra police station sub-inspector (SI) Biswanath Sen was found hanging, the mystery surrounding his death remains unsolved. But outside his locked room, a stray dog named Lalu continues to wait. He has also virtually stopped eating since the officer’s death. Both Sen’s family and colleagues remain puzzled over why he took his own life. Transferred to Habra only a month ago, Sen had formed a close bond with Lalu and arranged separate meals for him at the police canteen. At Deganga, he rescued a puppy from jackals, named it Bullet and raised it. After Bullet died, Sen travelled there to perform its last rites.
“He performed his duty as normal until the night before the incident.