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Chase & Death on Highway: No Arrests Yet

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February 25, 2025

The commissioner of police (CP) of Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC), Sunil Kumar Chaudhary has directed the Kanksha police to immediately arrest the culprits, who are absconding in the eve-teasing and car chase incident at highway in the wee hours today on national highway 19, in which a female event management employee of Hooghly district was killed after the vehicle she was travelling in overturned.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

Sutandra Chatterjee (27) of Chinsurah in Hooghly district, along with three other colleagues and their driver started from Chandannagore for an event management programme in Gaya in Bihar at 10 p.m. She is also a dancer by profession.

Their vehicle stopped at a petrol pump in Budbud police station area of West Burdwan district, which is under the jurisdiction of Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) for refuelling. Suddenly, a vehicle with four men inside, all in intoxicated condition, started eve-teasing the four women.

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