
Afternoon murder shocker in Bhowanipore
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Kolkata: A 35-year-old jewellery store manager was fatally stabbed in broad daylight following a road rage incident on Beninandan Street in Bhowanipore, which falls under Kalighat police station, on Friday afternoon.
The victim, Soumen Ghara, was originally from Udaynarayanpur in Howrah but lived at the shop building where he worked. He was allegedly attacked with a sharp weapon by a local man, Asesh Sarkar, also known as Piklu. Cops said Sarkar is a ruffian, and locals claimed he has charges of extortion against him.
When Sarkar's teenage son Ankur attempted to intervene, he, too, was attacked and sustained severe head injuries.
He is admitted to SSKM Hospital and is stated to be stable.
The incident unfolded between 2.30 pm and 3 pm during renovation work at the gold-and-silver shop where Ghara was a manager. According to locals, a goods vehicle that arrived to collect debris from the renovation site accidentally hit the food shop owned by local businessman Sandeep Agrawal, damaging the shop's signboard and triggering an argument between the driver and Agrawal.
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Hearing the commotion, Ghara stepped out to mediate. Locals claimed there was a settlement. However, at this point, Sarkar reportedly arrived at the scene and began creating a disturbance. The situation escalated when Ghara got into a dispute with him. Sarkar suddenly left the spot for his residence but returned soon after. He was initially seen trying to land punches on Ghara.
"Before we could realise, Sarkar produced a knife and began stabbing Ghara in the chest, abdomen, and neck.
Ghara collapsed, bleeding profusely," said Suman Pal, a witness.
Ankur rushed to the scene, but his father allegedly turned the weapon on him, hitting him on his head, before fleeing the spot. Locals ran to help the victims and found both bleeding on the ground. Both were taken to SSKM Hospital, where doctors pronounced Ghara dead on arrival.
Another local said, "After the truck hit a shop, there was a big commotion. Then I saw a fight break out.
One of the men stabbed Ghara. But there were several people standing close by, and they all fled after the incident. Ghara lay on the road till his shop employees came and took him to hospital."
Joint CP (crime & traffic) Rupesh Kumar said: "On Friday, around 3 pm, an argument took place at 15, Beninandan Street. A few minutes later, one person stabbed Ghara. He was taken to SSKM Hospital with stab injuries and declared brought dead."
Cops suggest there might have been tensions between the victim and the accused regarding parking issues outside their shops. An officer noted, "The victim was not directly involved in the brawl and had only tried to intervene. It defies logic why he was stabbed multiple times." CCTV footage, showing a person running away, is being examined, and residents are also being questioned, he added.
According to sources, Sarkar has a history of criminal activities in the area, including allegations of extortion. The police have detained two persons in this regard, but cops did not confirm if Sarkar was among the two. A murder case was initiated.
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