KOLKATA: The investigation into the murder of 25-year-old software engineer Sarthak Sarkar in Kolkata remains inconclusive, with police yet to establish what was used to inflict the fatal injury to his throat and who delivered the blow.
Investigators are examining whether a thin, pointed object, possibly a chopstick, was used in the attack. They are also trying to reconstruct the sequence of events inside the rented flat in Fartabad, Garia, where Sarkar was found critically injured late on Saturday night.
Sarkar's live-in partner, Sanchalika Basu (22), and her mother, Moumita Basu, have been arrested in connection with the murder. However, police have not been able to establish a clear account of what happened, despite questioning the two women in custody.
Contradictory accounts complicate investigation
According to police, the mother and daughter have given contradictory statements during interrogation.
Sanchalika allegedly told investigators at one point that Sarkar had injured his own throat with a pair of scissors. On another occasion, she reportedly said she could not remember what had happened during the heated argument.
Investigators are trying to verify these claims…