KOLKATA: Locals broke into the premises of a students’ hostel at Notunpukur in New Town and attacked monks who manage the facility after the cook of the hostel was found hanging in a first-floor room on Friday.
Police, who suspect Rohit Halder had died by suicide, have sent his body for post-mortem. Residents of the area claimed Halder was forced to end his life after he was accused of theft by the authorities after one of the officials lost Rs 5,000 on January 23. Cops even found a suicide note from the room.
Police had a tough time managing the irate crowd as they confronted hostel officials and tried to drag some of them out of the premises. The hostel — Ramakrishna Seva Mission — that housed around two dozen students was not related to Ramakrishna Math and Mission, police clarified.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/hostel-officials-attacked-after-cook-found-dead/articleshow/89190274.cms
