Kolkata: In a gory scene of manslaughter in rural Bengal, the police on Saturday arrested a youth while he was proceeding towards the Basanti police station in South 24 Parganas with the severed head of his sister-in-law in one hand and the murdered weapon in another.

The youth, identified as Bimal Mondal, apparently wanted to surrender at Basanti police station, but was stopped halfway as armed policemen caught him after the villagers informed the police about the gory incident.

He was scene carrying the severed head of his sister-in-law Sati Mondal in his left hand and a chopper in his right hand with a gamocha (towel) bound to his forehead.



The suspect, wearing a striped t-shirt and black shorts, allegedly left the torso in the field near their home on Saturday morning. The police have recovered the body part.

Sources said the suspect walked almost three miles, halfway to the Basanti Police station under Baruipur police district in South 24 Parganas.

They said his (Bimal) elder brother died nearly nine months ago and since then, the suspect and the sister-in-law were locked in a property dispute in Bharatgarh village, which could have led to the crime.