HT Correspondent
JORHAT, July 7: The sensational triple murder case at Khatti Suna area of Nakachari under Deberapar police out post of Mariani police station in the district took a new turn with the recovery of another body which was suspected to be that of the prime accused Tarun Das, near the incident site on Wednesday night.
It may be mentioned that the blood splattered bodies of Hunti Bora, his wife Tulu Bora and daughter Mona Lisa Bora with multiple wounds were recovered in a hut behind a brick kiln on June 25 morning.
According to a police source, the decomposed body of a male person reportedly with several wounds was found hanging from a tree in a forested area near the incident site, not perceivable unless one went into that area.
The police source said that the body had been sent for post mortem and investigation is on.
Family members, relatives of Tarun Das and villagers of Aphala Gaon thronged the Mariani police station on Thursday claiming the body to be that of Das and stating that Das was not behind the murders.
The kin and villagers sought justice for Tarun Das which they suspected to have been also murdered.
Jorhat additional SP Mrinmoy Goswami said that the identity of the body recovered near the site was yet to be established as the face and body had decomposed beyond recognition.
Goswami, however, said that Tarun Das was the main suspect and that he had disappeared on the night of the triple murders.
Goswami also said that the person whose body was recovered might have also hanged himself that night but only the post mortem will establish the cause of death.






