Alleged murderer of engg student arrested from Agarpara

Kolkata: The Belgharia police station arrested Sanjay Burman in conection with the death of engineering student Deep Barik whose decomposed body was

recovered from a pond on the backside of the Belgharia police quarters on Saturday afternoon.

The accused was produced at Barrackpore court on Sunday and was remanded to five days police custody.

The police has initiated a case of murder on the basis of a complaint lodged by the victim's father following the recovery of the body. The deceased Deep Barik, a resident of Dakshineshwar was missing since December 31st after he left his house for a picnic at the quarters.

"Primarily we have found discrepancies in the statement of Burman.

He has been taken into custody and we are grilling him for further leads," a senior police official of Barrackpore Commissionerate said.

The accused was detained from Agarpara area on Saturday evening and was questioned for several hours.