Nabadwip, Sept. 18: An unemployed youth apparently committed suicide in Nadia’s Nabadwip after he was brutalized for consecutive two days for calling a Trinamul activist’s wife’s cell number inadvertently from his device.
Police have arrested a Trinamul activist, a close aide of the prime accused, who with the support of three others beat up the youth – Amit Debnath, 22, a resident of Char Swarupganj-Sukantanagar, for making the ‘missed call’ that eventually led him to commit suicide being humiliated.
The bizarre incident occurred on Saturday night.
The incident ignited tension in the area as the angry residents ransacked the house of Trinamul activist Bijan Samaddar and three of his aides. They also gheraoed the Nabadwip police station on Saturday night demanding the arrest of the four accused persons, who are all local Trinamul activists.
On Monday angry residents with the support of BJP leadership also blocked Krishnagar-Nabadwip road demanding the arrest of prime accused Bijan and a thorough probe as well.
Police on the basis of a complaint lodged by the victim’s cousin Joydeb Debnath have begun a probe and arrested Sanjib Samaddar, one of the four accused persons. But prime accused Bijan Samaddar remained absconding.
Family sources said that on September 16, deceased Amit Debnath inadvertently rang a number, which was actually the cell number of accused Bijan’s wife Purnima, who lives in nearby Bhagirathi school lane.
The victim’s cousin Joydeb said, “It was an inadvertent call. My brother had no ill motive at all. He was apologetic to the woman. Nevertheless next day(September 17) Bijan summoned my brother and thrashed him in public with the threat of more dire consequences”.
“A day later on Sunday morning, Amit was again summoned by Bijan and his aides who took him to a tea stall in the Panshila area where he was again thrashed despite being apologized. Amit returned home and later in the afternoon we found him hanging with a rope from the ceiling of his room”, Joydeb said adding that Amit committed suicide due to sheer humiliation.
Local residents and family members accused the local Trinamul leadership of indulging Bijan and his aides which encouraged them to unleash terror in the area.
“The Trinamul leadership is actually responsible for the death of Amit…But they are speaking in his favor shamelessly”, Arati Biswas, a local resident said.
Trinamul’s Nabadwp block president Sajal Kar refuted allegations disclaiming the party’s association with the accused. “The accused was with the party till 2021…it is a personal conflict between two individuals and the party has nothing to do”,, he said.
A team of BJP leadership met the victim’s family members and assured support in the legal battle. BJP’s Nadia North committee secretary Nabin Chakraborty said, “We have requested police to find out if any reason was involved behind death and ensure justice. Unless the prime accused is arrested soon, BJP supporters take to the streets in Nabadwip to highlight the nexus with the accused.