Abhinandan Saha was remanded to 14 days of police custody by a Jalpaiguri court in connection with the Fulbari twin murder. He had been arrested on Tuesday night.
Saha's wife and daughter were allegedly murdered on August 3 in their residence in Patkelguri, Fulbari, in the Jalpaiguri district. Saha, who was allegedly injured during the incident, was undergoing treatment at a private nursing home in Siliguri.
On Tuesday evening, Saha was interrogated. As soon as he was released from the nursing home, policemen in plains clothes arrested him. He has been charged under Sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder) and 120b (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. Saha on Wednesday was produced at the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Jalpaiguri. Police had prayed for 14 days of Saha's remand to police custody which was granted by the court.
Earlier, police had found disparities in Saha's statements thus arousing suspicion. Ratan Saha, the elder brother of Late Rita Saha (wife of Abhinandan Saha who had been murdered) had lodged an FIR against Abhinanadan at the New Japaiguri police station of Saturday naming Abhinandan. Ratan Saha asked the police to probe Abhinandan's involvement claiming that in the past his sister had been mentally and physically tortured by him on multiple occasions. Forensic teams had examined the site of the crime and also Abhinandan Saha, collecting finger print samples. The forensic team is also trying to ascertain whether the injury on Saha's person was caused by others or self inflicted.
According to police sources, Saha, a businessman, had shut his grocery shop and had gone up to his residence at around midnight on Wednesday.
At around 1.30 am, Saha's neighbours heard him scream for help. A large crowd gathered outside his house. Saha was standing on the balcony stating that some people had murdered his family members and escaped.