All six accused involved in brutal killing of a youth  for love triangle were sent for jail custody up to June 27 next  by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of West Tripura district on Sunday.

The Agartala city police on Wednesday (June 11) arrested six persons for killing a youth at Indranagar area and recovered his body from a deep refrigerator from Gandacherra under Dhalai district on June 12.

On June 12, all six accused were produced before a court in Agartala with police remand appeals and court after hearing, sent all accused for three days police remand.

After three days police remand, all accused were again produced before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of West Tripura district and as per police appeals, all accused were sent to jail custody upto June 27 next, said government advocate Dilip Debnath.

It may be recalled here that a youth, Sariful Islam (24) of South Indranagar area under New Capital Complex (NCC) police station of Agartala was brutally murder for a love triangle on June 8th night at 9.30 PM at South Indranagar area of Agartala at the house of Joydip Das and the body was recovered three days later on June 11 from a deep fridge in Gandacherra area of Dhalai district.

Government advocate, Dilip Debnath giving details of the incident said that the brutal murder was committed by one doctor, identified as Dr Dibakar Saha (29) for a love triangle.

He said that the victim, 24-years old Sariful Islam—an electrician working under the Agartala Smart City Project was murdered on the night of June 8 and since 9 PM, deceased youth Sariful was missing and his father, Jahangir Miah found his mobile phone switched off at 12 AM of the same night, then he lodged a missing complaint at NCC police station.

Later, police also recovered his motorbike from Khabarkhela area of Indranagar and during swift investigation; police unearthed the murder mystery and arrested all six accused persons.

Debnath added that the Investigation Officer (IO) on Sunday produced them before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of West Tripura district with jail custody appeals and after hearing prosecution and defense team, the court rejected their bail petitions and sent all accused in jail custody.

He added that the police investigation team has almost resolved the murder mystery, which has been committed due to a love triangle.

It may be recalled here that Dr. Dibakar Saha (29), who completed his MBBS from Bangladesh, called Sariful to his residence in the South Indranagar area of Agartala  to hand over him a gift. When Sariful arrived at the spot at about 9.30 PM of June 8th, he found three other individuals present at that spot, identified as Animesh Yadav (21), Nabanit Das (25), and Jaydeep Das (20).

Debnath added that as per police’s preliminary investigation, the group had pre-planned the murder.

He said that Sariful was in a relationship with a girl who is the cousin of Dr. Dibakar Saha. Dibakar reportedly also developed love affairs with that same girl, which led to growing tensions between the two men.

“Driven by jealousy and resentment, Dr Dibakar allegedly conspired to eliminate his romantic rival. Sariful was strangled to death by the group. His body was then stuffed into a trolley bag and shifted to another house belonging to Jaydeep Das.

On June 9, Dibakar’s parents—Dipak Saha (52) and Debika Saha—arrived from Gandacherra with a vehicle. In a shocking turn of events, they allegedly helped transport the body, which had been stored in a refrigerator, to Gandacherra in an attempt to dispose of it discreetly, said Debnath.

The police later recovered the body and arrested all six accused including Dr. Dibakar Saha, his three accomplices, and his parents.