A 72‑year‑old former private bank employee and his 22‑year‑old adopted son were found dead inside their locked flat on the third floor of an apartment building in the Sethbagan locality of Dum Dum, Kolkata. Police from the Nagerbazar station forced the door open on Friday afternoon after relatives and neighbours alerted them.
Inside the flat, officers discovered the two bodies lying in different parts of the room. The deceased were identified as Tapan Kumar Chattopadhyay and his adopted son M D Hossain, also known as Surya. A strong smell of gas was reported by the police upon entry, and the bodies were taken to a hospital for post‑mortem examinations.
Investigators have launched a probe to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the deaths. Preliminary inquiries revealed that Chattopadhyay had adopted Surya as he had no biological children. The exact cause of death remains undetermined pending further forensic analysis.
