Police uncovered chilling new clues on Thursday while investigating the murder of 26-year-old Anjali Sau inside a locked Baranagar flat in West Bengal.
Officers found Sau’s clothes torn inside the Lake Palli apartment on Tuesday night. Her family also reported that her mobile phone, wristwatch, ring, bracelet, and earrings went missing.
A cousin alleged on Thursday that Sau bore injury marks on her face and neck. He claimed investigators found a white scarf tied tightly around her throat.
During the probe, someone briefly switched on Sau’s missing mobile phone. When family members texted a simple “Hi,” an unknown sender replied with haunting threats.
The sender claimed to live among the family while boasting that police could never catch them. The person immediately switched off the device after sending these messages.
The victim’s relatives handed screenshots of the texts to police and named a prime suspect. Investigators tracked CCTV footage and identified a young man who shared a close relationship with Sau.
Police suspect relationship troubles drove the man to exploit Sau’s isolation inside her sister’s vacant flat. Officers tracked the suspect’s phone location and believe he fled to another state.
Sau had collected the apartment keys from a neighbour on Tuesday afternoon. When she stopped answering calls later that day, her worried family alerted local authorities.
Baranagar police broke open the apartment door that night and recovered her body. Doctors at Baranagar State General Hospital conducted an autopsy, and officials currently await the final report.
Local BJP MLA Sajal Ghosh met the grieving family on Wednesday and promised swift justice. Meanwhile, detectives are questioning neighbours to uncover the killer’s exact motive and escape route.
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