A civic volunteer attached to Dattapukur police station was found dead at his home in Nibadhui, North 24 Parganas, prompting questions about an alleged suicide note and claims of sustained mental pressure. Police are expected to examine the circumstances surrounding the death and verify the allegations made by the family.
The deceased was identified as Anirban Basu. According to a report by Bartaman Patrika, his body was recovered from his home late on Thursday night. A note was also reportedly found at the spot, naming several people, including some civic volunteers and a woman lawyer.
The names in the note and the allegations connected to them have not been independently established in the supplied report. The report said Basu had been in a long-term relationship with the woman lawyer and that the relationship had recently ended. His family has alleged that he was subsequently threatened and may have faced attempts to implicate him in false cases.
Basu’s mother, Kalpana Basu, alleged that police personnel from Dattapukur police station and several civic volunteers arrived at the family’s home late at night. She said they knocked on the gate, entered after it was opened and asked the family to open Anirban’s room. The family then found him dead inside, according to her account.
The timing and circumstances of the police visit are among the issues the family wants investigators to examine. The available report does not establish whether Basu had already died before the police arrived or whether the visit was connected to an event earlier that night. These questions will require confirmation through the police investigation and other available evidence.
The case also raises concerns about the accountability of civic volunteers, who assist police personnel in various operational and support functions but are not regular police officers. Any examination of their role in this case would need to establish who was present, what prompted the visit and whether any complaint or official action preceded it.
The alleged suicide note is expected to be a key part of the investigation. Its authenticity, date, contents and the circumstances in which it was recovered will need to be verified before responsibility can be assigned to any individual. The allegations against the named people remain claims at this stage, and the report does not indicate that anyone has been formally held responsible.
Kalpana Basu has demanded a full investigation, identification of those responsible for any wrongdoing and strict action if the allegations are proved. The next steps are expected to include examination of the note, statements from family members and others present, and reconstruction of the events leading up to the death. The case remains under investigation.
