Guwahati: The accused Bondona Kalita claimed responsibility for the mother-and-son pair’s missing report on Monday, according to Guwahati Commissioner of Police Diganta Barah.
Addressing the media following the shocking incident that has grabbed headlines all over today, CP Diganta Barah said, “The victims of the gruesome murder were Amarjyoti Dey (husband) and Shankari Dey (mother-in-law). Shankari Dey was a retired APDCL employee.”
“On August 29, a missing report had been filed by Bondona Kalita and later again on November 21, the nephew of Shankari Dey had filed another complaint at the Noonmati Police Station,” the Commissioner of Police said.
He further said, “We noted activity on a bank account belonging to Shankari Dey from which money had been withdrawn. Bondona Kalita had alleged that Noonmati Police did not perform their duty properly.”
“Bondona had lodged the complaint after meeting with the DIG (CID) who passed on the case to us for proper investigation,” said Diganta Barah adding, “After that we brought Bondona Kalita under the ambit of the probe.”
Then he said that Bondona Kalita had admitted to the horrific twin murder and the disposal of the victims’ body parts in Meghalaya when being questioned.
Bondona worked as a Muscle Pump gym helper, Arup Deka was a vendor and Dhanjit Deka was a car driver, the commissioner of police noted.
Speaking about the way Shankari Dey was hacked to death, CP Diganta Barah said, “On 26 July, 2022, Shankari Dey was taken to Chandmari by Arup Deka. She was at first suffocated by a pillow. After she fell unconscious, Deka decapitated her using a machete and brutally chopped her body into three pieces. Early on July 27, Dey’s body was thrown into a deep gorge in Meghalaya’s Cherrapunjee. The head and the machete were dumped in another location.”
Speaking about Amarjyoti Dey’s murder, the CP said, “Amarjyoti Dey was killed on August 17. He was first hit by a rod as planned by Dhanjit Deka. After the victim was unconscious, his body was chopped into five pieces. The next day, the dismembered body was packed inside a polythene bag and thrown at Dawki in Meghalaya.”
Diganta Barah told the reporters that the Assam Police and the Meghalaya Police had teamed up to conduct search operations to find the body parts that had been disposed of. Some body pieces were found on Sunday.
The Guwahati Commissioner of Police further said, “Amarjyoti and Bondona had married 12 years ago. The duo had married without the consent of their families. Amarjyoti’s lifestyle was different from Bondona. He had many female friends, which frequently led to arguments between the couple. This further led to a strain in their married life.”
Arup and Dhanjit were on good terms with Bondana. Their cell phones have been taken and the trio is currently being held by police. The Tinsukia Police worked together to seize the vehicle involved in the incident, according to CP Barah.
Initial reports from today state that the horrific murders of Amarjyoti Dey and Shankari Dey occurred in Guwahati’s Noonmati area and came to light on Sunday. The accused woman Bondona Kalita’s extramarital contact with another man is believed to have led to the murder.