Man commits suicide after killing wife
Kolkata: A middle-aged man from Howrah hanged himself after he allegedly killed his wife by slitting her throat.
The incident took place on Danesh Seikh Lane in Howrah's shibpur area on Tuesday morning. Police said Bablu Pathak, a tailor by profession was found hanging from the ceiling fan inside his room, while his wife Papri was found in bed with her throat slit in the adjacent room.
The couple used to live in a government residential apartment situated on the third floor of a building. The matter came to light when Pathak's elder brother, Shibu Pathak came to their house to meet the victim at around 9.30 am on Tuesday. The incident triggered tension among locals.
He informed the police that he knocked on the door for several times but none responded. He brought a local resident to the spot who pushed the front door from outside. As a result, the door opened and Pathak's elder brother was shocked to see him in hanging dead from the ceiling. They immediately informed the local police. When police entered the apartment, they found the woman lying dead in bed with blood all around.
The investigators recovered a chopper and a knife from the room, which were later sent for forensic examination. According to a preliminary investigation, police suspect that Pathak had killed his wife and then committed suicide. A suicide note was also recovered from the room where Pathak mentions that nobody was responsible for their deaths.
The victim's elder brother also told the police that he talked to him over phone on Monday evening and the victim said that he was unwell. He called him several times since Tuesday morning but the calls remained unanswered and then he decided to visit his younger brother's house. The air-conditioning machine was on when the police entered the apartment.
Police also came to know that there was a quarrel between the couple for sometime due to some financial reasons. Police are investigating all possible angles into the incident. Both the bodies have been sent for the post-mortem. A detailed probe has been initiated in this regard.
