In a shocking incident in South Kolkata’s Sarshuna area, 34-year-old Sunny Singh was discovered hanging from a noose in his rented home on Tuesday night. What initially appeared to be a suicide has turned into a murder mystery as the victim’s family points fingers at his wife, Punita Singh, and her relatives.
Police rushed to the scene after neighbors alerted them. Sunny’s body showed ligature marks around the neck but no other visible injuries. It was swiftly transported to Vidyasagar State General Hospital for postmortem, which confirmed death by asphyxiation.
Family members, led by Sunny’s sister Sangita Shaw, lodged a formal complaint accusing Punita and her brother Rakesh Paswan of foul play. Tensions had been brewing in the household for months, fueled by Sunny’s alcohol dependency, which often sparked heated arguments with his wife.
The night before the tragedy, another fierce quarrel erupted. Witnesses say Sunny ejected Punita and their young daughter Tanisha from the home. Only after police intervention did they return. On Tuesday evening, Punita, locked in another room, climbed down via the balcony with neighbors’ help, unlocked the door, and found her husband’s lifeless body.
Investigators are now grilling the suspects while piecing together the timeline. Was this a desperate act of suicide amid marital strife, or a calculated homicide? The postmortem report offers no easy answers, leaving more questions than resolutions. As the probe deepens, the Sarshuna community grapples with the unraveling of a seemingly ordinary family torn by discord.