Crime

Two arrested for kidnapping, murder of gold trader in Bengal

November 08, 2025

Kolkata, Nov 8

The police have arrested two persons in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a gold trader from the West Midnapore district of West Bengal.

The family of the deceased businessman named Swapan Kamilya had filed a complaint against Rajganj Block Development Officer (BDO) Prashant Barman in Jalpaiguri district for the kidnapping and murder.

Meanwhile, CCTV footage has come into the hands of police officers investigating the crime. Sources said it was captured in the footage that the body was being removed in a vehicle with a blue light on top of it.

On Saturday, the accused were produced in the Bidhannagar Sub-divisional Court, where the judge ordered police custody of the arrested for 12 days.

 

 

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