The son and wife of a man whose body was found floating in a water body in Baruipur without limbs and the lower part of his waist were arrested on Saturday on charges of murder, police said.
“Joy Chakraborty, son of the deceased person, and his mother Shyamali have been arrested for killing Ujjwal Chakraborty and chopping him into five pieces to dispose of the body,” said a senior officer of Baruipur police directorate.
The police said they have found the legs of the deceased person close to his house dumped in a bushy area.
“Ujjwal Chakraborty retired from the navy service and was engaged in a security service company now. On November 14, he got engaged in an altercation with his son and wife after he allegedly assaulted his son over the payment of fees for a course he is pursuing,” said the senior officer of Baruipur police directorate.
Following a scuffle, the son allegedly strangled the man and then he with the help of his mother, chopped off Chakraborty’s limbs before disposing of his body in a pond, around 1km from his house, the police said. The mother-son was arrested on Saturday after they allegedly confessed to their crime and said the crime happened “in a fit of rage.”
They have been booked under sections of murder, causing the disappearance of evidence and criminal conspiracy.
The 55-year-old Chakraborty, a resident of Saleypur in Baruipur, was reported missing from his house from Monday. His body was found floating in a pond on Thursday.
“We had received a missing diary on November 14,” said a police officer on Friday.
The cops had started murder case based on a complaint lodged by his wife Shyamali.