Kolkata Mother-Daughter Duo Attempts To Dispose Bag With Body Parts In River Ganga, Detained

Last Updated:February 25, 2025, 11:04 IST

Two women in Kolkata were detained near Kumartuli Ghat while attempting to dispose of a trolley bag containing body parts in the River Ganga. An investigation was underway.

A mother-daughter duo was detained in Kolkata after they were found in possession of remnants of a body. The incident happened near Kumartuli Ghat, while the women had come to the area to dispose off a trolly bag in River Ganga.

Upon suspicion, the women were stopped by some locals and subsequently, the police were called.

According to the police, the women said they were carrying the body parts of their pet dog.

The police were interrogating the case and the body parts were sent for postmortem.

A video showed locals gathered near the women as the police interrogated them.

The due was identified as Falguni Ghosh and her mother Aarati Ghosh.

The police suspect the body parts were that of the aunt-in-law of one of the women.

An interrogation in the case was underway.