PURULIA: Two years after the homicide of Congress councillor Tapan Kandu in Jhalda in Bengal’s Purulia district, his widow – Purnima Kandu (42) – additionally a councillor from the identical get together, died because of “unknown trigger” on Friday.
On Friday, Purnima and her youngsters, Dev (24) and Deepa (21), went to a Durga Puja pandal in her neighbourhood. Whereas Purnima returned dwelling early, Dev and Deepa got here again later to search out her unconscious.
She was taken to a main well being centre, the place medical doctors declared her lifeless ‘on arrival’.An unnatural demise case has been lodged. A postmortem examination has been carried out however, in line with relations, the reason for demise remains to be unknown. Purulia BJP MP Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato stated: “Solely a CBI investigation can unravel the thriller.”
Congress state president Shubhankar Sarkar visited Purnima’s dwelling on Sunday and met her youngsters. “The CBI investigated councillor Tapan Kandu’s homicide, and the case remains to be in courtroom. We would like Purnima’s demise to be included within the probe for an neutral inquiry. Nevertheless, we’ll first assessment the post-mortem report.”
After Tapan’s demise, his nephew Mithun Kandu gained the seat on a Congress ticket however later joined Trinamool Congress. Mithun alleged that his aunt had been killed by “gradual poisoning”.
Tapan was shot whereas out for a stroll in March 2022. The household approached Calcutta HC, demanding a CBI inquiry, alleging that native police had a hand within the homicide. The central company arrested six individuals, together with Tapan’s brother.
In line with sources, there are 139 witnesses within the case of whom 47, together with Purnima, have testified. One accused, Satyaban Paramanik, died in jail. Just lately, an HC division bench granted bail to Tapan’s brother Naren and one other alleged conspirator, Ashik Khan.
