Author Amit Chaudhuri’s daughter, at whose birthday get-together 17-year-old Aabesh Dasgupta was found fatally injured last Saturday, the friend in whose arms he is said to have died and a third boy who was there at the party have all broken their silence on the tragedy through Facebook posts. 

Metro reproduces verbatim the teenaged trio’s thoughts on social media.

AMIT CHAUDHURI’S DAUGHTER

I don’t even know how to begin this. Firstly, thank you to all those of you who wished me a “happy birthday”, although it certainly was far from a happy one. 

I may not have known Aabesh for more than just a few hours, but seeing him bleed to death in front of my very own eyes I can say that this has been an extremely traumatic experience for me. I feel that it is necessary to clarify some of the facts of this incident. I was not present when this incident took place and I have therefore not witnessed what happened. However, as soon as my friends and I saw the severe injury, we all tried to help him to our very best. The ambulance was called repeatedly, and yellow cabs were hailed, while two of my friends tried to perform CPR. Neel Mukher ee, who was a friend of Aabesh’s took off his shirt to tie it around the wound. My parents, a few of my friends and I rushed him to the hospital as soon as possible. Unfortunately, a few minutes after we arrived we were told that he had not survived the injury. I cannot tell you how distressed I am that despite our best efforts to help a boy we barely knew, we did not succeed.

To all those dear friends of Aabesh who are grieving right now, I am sorry for your loss and hope that I have done all I can by co-operating with the police, and I can assure you that the truth will come out, whatever it might be.

AABESH’S FRIEND

I think this is long overdue. First of all, I am sorry I havent been able to reply to anyone. I was in a state of shock and trauma. But this needs to be said for the sake of Aabesh. 

Yes. I was there at the party. I knew him for more than a month but he had become very dear to me. In fact that very afternoon he told me how he had never liked anyone so much in such a short period of time, to which  I replied I felt the same. I have not been able to entertain any media or my friends’ questions as I was in a state of shock and I still am. A boy who was so dear to us was lost to us in a day. Only people that know me and him would know what i am trying to say. Yes, I am participating in the interrogations and investigation held by the police but since I was not present in the scene during this tragic incident, I dont know how much help I have been able to provide. It was only when I got back from a phone call that I saw him lying in a pool of blood and tied his wound with my shirt and rushed him to the hospital with a friend who was helping out, in a car provided by the father of the girl whose party attended. 

Since the hospital declared he was brought dead, it would imply he spent his final moments in my arms in the car which makes it even more traumatic for me. 

To his family, I extend my deepest condolences and I want them to know we are all grieving due to this and the truth will be out no matter what. Aabesh will be delivered justice and I may not have known him for too long, but he has made a special place in all of our hearts and he will be with us, till the end of time. 

I am sorry, but I will be keeping to myself for a while, only interacting with the police to help with the investigation. This is only to answer every one who texted me.

ANOTHER FRIEND

I believe all of us there did their part on the humanitarian grounds as much we could. It has been the most horrifying few minutes of my life atleast and after that day, I haven’t slept for more than a few minutes at a stretch so I can imagine the pain Aabesh’s mother and his loved one’s are going through..i deeply regret the loss and we hope the truth is out soon...