Bodies of Elderly Man and Adopted Son Found in Kolkata Apartment
An elderly man and his adopted son were found dead in a locked apartment in Kolkata, raising suspicions of foul play.
Kolkata, November 13 (Daily Kiran) : In Kolkata, authorities discovered the bodies of an elderly man and his adopted son in a locked apartment on Friday evening. The incident occurred in the northern suburb of Dum Dum. The deceased have been identified as 70-year-old Tapan Kumar Chattopadhyay and his adopted son, MD Hussain, also known as Surya.
The cause of death remains unclear, and both bodies have been sent for autopsy. Police sources reported that they detected a gas odor upon breaking into the apartment, which was secured from the inside. Investigators are not ruling out the possibility of murder.
There is speculation that Hussain may have killed Chattopadhyay while under the influence and then took his own life out of remorse. However, an investigating officer noted that the true circumstances would likely become clearer following the autopsy results.
Chattopadhyay was a retired employee of a private bank and lived with his adopted son in a flat located on Sethbagan Lane. Concern arose among neighbors when neither man was seen for an extended period. After hearing no response to knocks on the door since Thursday, they alerted the police on Friday evening. Officers arrived, forced entry, and discovered the bodies in separate rooms of the apartment.
