Kolkata woman turns detective, helps police nab murder suspect
JUST LIKE a middle-aged woman character catches the eye of a policeman when she solves a theft case in a popular Bengali TV serial, the Kolkata police found some help from a woman that led to the arrest of a murder accused who was on the run for over over two months.
In a real-life twist echoing a detective drama, a seemingly ordinary afternoon commute turned extraordinary thanks to the keen observation and courageous action of a homemaker. Displaying remarkable courage and presence of mind, the housewife discreetly followed a man, later identified by the police as Kartik Das – a murder accused who was on the run since January – as he alighted from a bus at the Howrah bus stand and made his way towards the bustling Howrah station. She recorded a video of his on her phone, followed him an...