SIT reconstructs crime scene in South 24 Parganas murder case

PTI, July 14, 2026, Kolkata: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Tuesday reconstructed the sequence of events in connection with the rape and murder of a girl in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, taking the three arrested accused to the crime scene at Baruipur, a senior police officer said.

A forensic team accompanied the investigators and collected fresh samples from the spot as part of the ongoing probe.

The reconstruction was carried out at the site near a railway track where the minor was allegedly sexually assaulted before being murdered, he said, adding that the three accused, Kabir Molla, Ananda Sardar and Dibakar Sardar, were brought to the spot and made to recreate the sequence of events in the presence of two independent witnesses.

"A detailed reconstruction was conducted to verify the statements of the accused and corroborate the evidence collected so far. The forensic experts also examined the spot and gathered additional samples that will be sent for scientific analysis," a senior police officer said.

Tuesday's reconstruction exercise comes a week after one of the accused, Prabhas Mondal, was killed in an encounter when the police had taken him to the spot for a reconstruction of the crime scene.

"Today's reconstruction was carried out under elaborate security arrangements. The investigation is progressing on multiple fronts, and all available scientific and forensic evidence is being examined," he said.