Published : 02 Sep 2026, 12:32 AM
Updated : 08 Sep 2026, 09:37 AM
Police have questioned Siddhartha Das and Mugdha Das, who were arrested in connection with the murder of four members of a family in Rangpur, at the jail gate.
Rangpur Metropolitan Police Additional Commissioner Tofael Ahmed said they were questioned for three hours.
A three strong team from the Detective Branch (DB) of Rangpur Metropolitan Police went to Rangpur Central Jail around noon on Tuesday.
The team included case investigating officer and DB Inspector Jinnat Ali, Sub-Inspector Mominul Islam, and Sub-Inspector Abu Sayeed Babla.
Police had sought a three-day remand from the court to question the two accused.
However, considering the statements they had given under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the appointment of a new investigating officer, and the overall circumstances of the case, the court did not grant remand.
Instead, it allowed police to question them at the jail gate.
The court's order allowed police to question Siddhartha and Mugdha for three hours a day for two days.
Rangpur Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court Judge Md Rafiqul Islam issued the order on Monday.
Earlier that day, Metropolitan Police DB Deputy Commissioner Sanatan Chakraborty said that although the two accused had given statements under Section 164 before the court, investigators had subsequently obtained some new information.
The DB police also said that although samples had earlier been collected from the accused for drug tests, no trace of drugs was found.
Police recovered the bodies of former Rangpur Zilla School teacher Ganapati Chakraborty, 60, his wife Pritilata Chakraborty, 50, their postgraduate student daughter Agami Chakraborty, 25, and their 12-year-old son Ayush Priyam Chakraborty from their home in the city’s Machuapara area on Aug 22.
Post-mortem examinations found that all four had been strangled.
Police subsequently arrested Siddhartha and Mugdha in connection with the sensational killings. The investigation is continuing, with investigators examining their statements, pieces of evidence, and newly obtained information.
