Kolkata triple murder case: Family was living under Rs 16 crore debt, attempted suicide before

Police investigation into Kolkata’s triple murder case has revealed shocking information that the family was living under debt of a whopping Rs 16 crore and that they had attempted suicide before. Kolkata resident Prasun Dey has confessed that he has killed his wife Romi Dey, their 14-year-old daughter and his sister-in-law Sudeshna Dey, according to Kolkata Police. The family which ran a leather business was going through financial loss.

While the brothers Pranay and Prasun Dey have confessed to the police that elder brother Pranay mixed sedatives in the kheer the previous night while Prasun slashed the wrists of his wife and sister-in-law the following day and smothered his daughter to death.

The bodies of the two women and the minor girl were recovered from a three-storey house in east Kolkata’s Tangra area on February 19. Postmortem report has revealed that the two women died due to haemorrhage shock while the 15-year-old died due to poison, confirming that the injuries found on the bodies were homicidal in nature.

“Overall, they had a debt of Rs 16 crore. Their house was mortgaged and there was no money in their bank account. They owned three cars and the EMIs of two cars were due…close to Rs 47 lakh,” Rupesh Kumar, Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime, said on Tuesday.

Family Attempted Suicide Before

The murder accused Prasun has allegedly confessed to the police that he along with his brother Pranay, his sister-in-law Sudeshna, his wife Romi attempted suicide on February 17 but failed. Prasun allegedly convinced his wife Romi to help him murder their daughter by smothering her with a pillow on February 18. Following this, Prasun allegedly slit the wrists and throats of his wife Romi and his sister-in-law Sudeshna and killed them. He broke down several times after confessing to the crime, revealed the police. After the murders, Prasun allegedly consumed sleeping pills and slept.

Cold blooded murder?

Police has revealed that Prasun’s brother Pranay and his 15-year-old son were upstairs at the time of the murders and were allegedly aware of what was happening downstairs. In the afternoon, the duo allegedly came downstairs and planned an accident where they intentionally crashed their vehicle into a Metro pillar in an attempt to end their lives. This accident led the police to recover the bodies.

Pranay’s 14-year-old son told the West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) on Thursday that his uncle (Prasun) tried to smother him after murdering the other members of the family.

Kolkata Police’s next move

Kolkata Police is planning to arrest Pranay, who is currently hospitalised and interrogate the two brothers face-to-face. They accused will be taken to the crime scene for reconstruction of the sequences.

According to the police, the two brothers indulged in extravagant spending instead of focusing on their business growth. Despite financial difficulties, they reportedly maintained a lavish lifestyle, including frequent foreign trips.