Son greed kills mom

Bolpur, Aug. 29: A son attacked his father with a rod for money today and locked him in a room. His mother hanged herself in horror.

Prasanta Mondal, 38, is absconding. He was on bail after allegedly killing his wife. Police said Nabagopal, a rich farmer in Sainthia, Birbhum, and Anandamoyee were often tortured by the unemployed Prasanta.

Teen dead

Calcutta: A domestic help was found hanging from the ceiling of his employer’s house in Lower Range, Karaya. Kishore Virendra Kumar, 16, was from Darjeeling.

Pirates in net

Calcutta: Four pirates were arrested in South 24-Parganas’ Kulti. They had robbed four fishermen of hilsa and the diesel in their boat.