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- By Yashashvi Tak
- Sat, 12 Apr 2025 02:03 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
A 33-year-old man from Kolkata, Soumik Majumdar, who was undergoing treatment for depression and other mental health issues, was arrested on Friday morning for allegedly killing his mother. He confessed to police that he had stabbed her, spent the night with the body, and then informed others the next day. The horrifying crime has left residents of Greentech City in Vedic Village, where he and his mother lived in a flat, shocked.
Soumik Majumdar, the accused, allegedly stabbed his 58-year-old mother, Debjani Majumdar, to death on Thursday night after a heated argument between them. The accused spent the night with his mother's body and on Friday morning he approached the tea vendor and said, “I've killed my mother. I haven't eaten all night. Is there any food?"
The tea vendor was surprised by the strange question and saw that Soumik looked confused — his hands were shaking, his lips were mumbling, and he had a blank look in his eyes. He quickly called the security guards, who broke open the apartment door to find a shocking scene.
Blood stains across the floor, the victim had sustained multiple stab wounds on the neck and shoulder. Cops found a chair fully bloodied, signs of struggle and a deep wound at the back of her head which proves that she had been thrown violently to the floor during the attack.
According to the police, the incident took place between 11 p.m. and midnight on Thursday. Soumik apparently tried to make it look like a suicide by placing the weapon next to his mother and cleaning up his own injuries. However, the next morning, he went to the tea stall and confessed to the crime, but after his arrest, he denied it.
The Majumdar family originally lived in Santoshpur. They moved to the Vedic Village apartment around 2021, after the death of Soumik's father, Soumendra Majumder. The flat had been bought by his father. Since then, Soumik had been living there with his mother. According to police sources, he worked at a BPO until about a year ago, when he lost his job. After that, he had reportedly been dealing with depression.
Abdul Rashid, a resident of the complex, said that Soumik used to go around asking people for money and food. In recent months, they haven't been able to pay their electricity bills or maintenance charges.
Tea vendor Rabin Biswas revealed that Soumik had previously made vague statements like "I've killed my mother". Each time, his mother was later seen alive, leading most to dismiss his words. This time, however, the statement proved true. "There were no neighbours nearby to hear or report any noise during the incident," said a senior officer. "The victim likely tried to escape after the attack began, but was overpowered. She suffered multiple wounds, and the attack appears to have been committed in a state of extreme mental distress."
Police are investigating the reason behind the murder. While financial problems and mental health issues are suspected, they’re checking all possible angles. Soumik was taken to a district court and has been sent to judicial custody.
