Malda killings: Accused lured family into tunnel on pretext of clicking photos

Malda killings accused Asif Mohammad has been accused of luring his family members into a house tunnel under the guise of taking photos, then drowning them inside a wooden structure.

In a plot straight out of a crime thriller, Malda killings accused Asif Mohammad had allegedly lured his family members into a tunnel in the house on the pretext of clicking their photos and then drowned them inside a wooden structure, police said on Sunday. The West Bengal Police suspects that a property-related dispute might be one of the reasons behind the killings in Gurutola village in Kaliachak but says it is not conclusive yet as further investigation is underway. Asif's friends Sabir Ali (19) and Mohammad Maruf (21) were arrested for possessing five 7mm pistols, 80 cartridges and 10 magazines allegedly given to them by the murder accused a week ago, Additional Superintendent of Police, Malda Rural, Aneesh Sarkar said.