Kolkata: 3 held, minor detained for Entally murder

KOLKATA: Five days after a 16-year-old teenager was murdered at Palmer Bazar in Entally, cops arrested three youths and also detained a minor in connection with the crime.
The accused have been identified as Ashis Soni (18), a resident of railway quarters near Baraf Kal, Sudhir Kumar (22) and Rahul Yadav (18) of Beliaghata Road. “One juvenile, too, has been detained. The accused will be tried for murder,” said joint CP (crime) Murlidhar Sharma. They will be produced in court on Thursday.
The victim, Mohammed Sonu of Tiljala, had gone out with his two friends near NRS Hospital on November 13. Suddenly, some locals shouted “Chor, chor” (thief).
On hearing that, Sonu and his friends seemingly panicked and they tried to flee the spot. The accused chased them and stopped them at Palmer Bazar and assaulted the teenager who succumbed to his injuries.
Sonu’s kin said he had gone out to buy vegetables from Koley market in Sealdah. They suspect it was a pre-planned murder as he had objected to open drinking in the Entally area.