Domestic attendant and associate arrested in Kolkata for alleged homicide of aged girl

Kolkata Police on Saturday (August 23, 2025) arrested a home attendant and her male associate in reference to the alleged homicide of an aged girl, a day after she was discovered lifeless in her residence in a housing society at Kolkata’s New Garia.

“An aged girl was discovered murdered at her New Garia dwelling, together with theft of valuables. Kolkata Police (East Division) swiftly traced and arrested two accused individuals, together with a family maid, from South 24 Parganas. Investigation continues,” the Kolkata Police stated on social media on Saturday (August 23, 2025).

According to a high-ranking official of the Kolkata Police, the 2 accused are an ayah (home attendant), Ashalata Sardar, 36; and her associate, one Md Jalal Mir, 41. 

Mr. Mir was arrested from his home at Dholahat in South 24 Parganas at 1.40 a.m. on Saturday (August 23, 2025), whereas Ms. Sardar was arrested from her rented home at Narendrapur in the identical district at 8.05 a.m. on the identical day.

According to the Kolkata Police official, Mr. Mir had allegedly hatched the plan and accompanied the ayah, Ms. Sardar, until exterior the home. However, it was the ayah alone who allegedly executed the crime. The accused additionally reportedly stole valuables belonging to the aged girl, which had been stored with the male accused and recovered from his possession by the police.

At round 6.30 a.m. on Friday (August 22, 2025), Panchasayar Police Station obtained info that an aged girl residing at New Garia Cooperative Housing Society was not responding to her home assist, Madhumita Haldar, the Kolkata Police official additional stated.

The 79-year-old sufferer, recognized as Bijaya Das, was consequently discovered close to the staircase with accidents on her head and face. Her aged husband, Prasanta Das, was discovered mendacity on the ground in a room of the home, close to the cot. Mr Haldar, the home assist, had additionally reportedly said that the again gate was discovered open.

The aged sufferer was rushed to Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital the place she was declared lifeless at about 9.35 a.m. 

According to the official, the deceased was a housewife who lived along with her aged husband. They have one son, Bandhan Das, who stays outstation together with his spouse and daughter.

Rising assaults on aged

This incident follows a number of cases of assaults on aged folks within the metropolis. Notably, on Saturday (August 23, 2025) itself, the son of a 65-year-old girl was detained after his mom was discovered mendacity in an unconscious state with blood oozing from her mouth, in her dwelling in Kolkata’s Beleghata Police Station space. 

The investigation additional revealed that her son had a struggle along with her and allegedly assaulted her brutally, resulting in her demise.