Aabesh Dasgupta's family on Wednesday turned away two politicians, saying they were too distraught to receive guests.

Sujan Chakraborty of the CPM and Abdul Mannan of the Congress had to return from the door of the Lake Avenue apartment where Aabesh's maternal grandmother lives. The boy's mother, Rimjhim Dasgupta, has been staying with her mother since her son's death.

Earlier in the day, Locket Chatterjee of the BJP was allowed in because she had known Aabesh's late father, Swagato Dasgupta, who had been an assistant director in a few films and TV serials.

"We want to strictly avoid political personalities coming and harassing us. They should respect the fact that we are in mourning. We are in touch with the police to understand how the investigation is progressing and don't want any political help," said Aabesh's maternal uncle Hridesh Thakkar, a Delhi-based executive who had flown down to the city on Sunday.

"I met the two leaders (Chakraborty and Mannan) at the door of our apartment. They conveyed their condolences to us and said they would stand by us. I told them my sister (Aabesh's mother) is very unwell and did not invite them in," Thakkar said.

The family, he asserted, did not want any political leader to visit them, irrespective of whether she or he "is from the ruling party or the Opposition". The parties of Chakraborty and Mannan had fought the Assembly polls together.

Minister Aroop Biswas had on Monday visited the family "on the chief minister's instructions" and assured them that the police would crack the case.

About Locket's visit, Thakkar said the actress was known to the family for a long time. Locket, he said, had acted in serials in which Aabesh's father was associated. "Had we not known Locket from before, we would not have let her in," said Thakkar.

A friend of Rimjhim said the family had not even had the opportunity to grieve.

"Constant media glare, frequent visits by friends and relatives and regular interactions with the police - what should have been a very private period of mourning has become public. We sincerely hope politicians don't add to the crowd," a family friend said.

The family has posted a message on the Facebook page "Justice for Aabesh", started by Thakkar, asking people to join a silent March from their Mudiali home to Hazra and back on Saturday. Politicians, however, are not welcome.

"Ours is an honest effort to ensure that a thorough probe is conducted into the circumstances leading to Aabesh's death. I hope politicians would not mar it for their petty gains," he said.

Mannan, who went to visit the family along with Chakraborty in the evening, said: "We had gone there to convey our condolences to the family. We assured the boy's uncle that we were with them in their fight for an impartial probe into the death."

Locket recounted that she had seen Aabesh a few times when he was a kid. "I didn't meet the family as a politician. My association with them goes back a long way and I had even been to Swagotada and Rimjhim's marriage," she said. "If I see the family is not getting justice, I might use my political connections to help them in whatever way I can."