Kolkata construction worker beheads sister-in-law, chops body for spurning advances

The Kolkata police have arrested a construction worker from the outskirts of the city for allegedly murdering his sister-in-law by chopping her body into pieces for refusing her advances. Police said they have cracked the case within 24 hours.

According to police, the severed head of the woman was found at a garbage dump in Tollygunge in South Kolkata. The accused, Atiur Rahman Laskar, hails from Basuldanga village, in Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas district.  Deputy Commissioner of Police (South Suburban) Bidisha Kalita said the torso and the lower portion of the body were found beside a pond in the Regent Park area on Saturday.

Kolkata police said Laskar has confessed to the crime and said he killed her for snubbing his advances. The victim reportedly separated from her husband two years ago and she used to work as a domestic help in the Regent Park area. The victim used to travel to work along with Laskar every day.

Police deployed sniffer dogs after the woman’s severed head was recovered from the garbage dump. Police nabbed Laskar based on evidence and CCTV footage collected from the site.

“Laskar wanted a relationship with her, and as she spurned his advances, he got furious,” Kalita said. She added, “She started avoiding him a week back and it added to his rage. She also blocked his phone number. On Thursday evening, after she was done with work, he forced her to accompany him to an under-construction building. He strangulated her there and then beheaded her. He cut the body in three parts and dumped those," PTI reported quoting the police officer. Police are also probing whether more persons are involved in the crime.