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Former neighbour arrested in Murshidabad triple murder case

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Eight days after the brutal murder of three members of a family in Murshidabad, police Tuesday arrested their former neighbour and claimed to have cracked the case which triggered a major political row between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the BJP. According to police, Utpal Behara (20) killed Bandhuprakash Pal, his wife Beauty Pal and their son five-year-old son Angan in a fit of rage after Pal failed to return premium of an insurance policy.

Behara told police that he was duped by Pal via the insurance policy. Primary school teacher Pal (40), his wife and their son were found murdered at their home in Lebu Bagan area of Jiaganj on October 8.

Adding that Utpal had confessed to the crime, Mukesh Kumar, police superintendent of Murshidabad said, “Utpal got into an 11-year term policy through Bandhu Prakash where the yearly premium was Rs 24,167. According to the accused, while he got the receipt for the first year, Pal did not give him the receipt for the second year even after he paid the premium.