Mystery shrouds death of New Town girl

KOLKATA: Mystery shrouds the death of 23-year-old Sonia Sarkar who reportedly died after falling from her 12th floor apartment in Uniworld City at Rajarhat New Town. Police are still in the dark about the nature of fall and are probing if it was suicidal or homicidal. A case of murder has been initiated.
On Wednesday morning, security staff of the apartment saw her lying in an unconscious state.Sonia was taken to the Bidhannagar state general hospital where she was declared dead. Under the impact of the fall, a part of her skull was completely damaged. Both her legs were fractured and hip broken, said an investigating officer.
Mystery shrouded the death of 23-year-old Sonia Sarkar. Sarkar apparently died after a fall from her rented 12th floor flat in upscale Uniworld City at Rajarhat New Town . Police are groping in the dark about whether the fall was suicidal or homicidal. The security staff of the apartment block first noticed her lying unconscious on Wednesday morning. She was taken to Bidhannagar state general hospital where she was declared dead.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the victim used to live alone in the flat, apartment alone for the last six months. She was apparently not in touch with her relatives. She was badly affected by her parents' separation which probably led her to sever ties with her family, believe police.they could not throw much light on the mystery.
There was mystery regarding Sonia's occupation as well. Sonia claimed to be an airline employee when she took the flat on rent at Rs 23,000 per month. She insisted that it was important for her to stay close to the airport.
She used to pay a monthly rent of Rs 23,000. But contrary to her claims, police found she had no links with any of the airlines. They are investigating as to how she could afford such an expensive lifestyle. after preliminary probe, police were sure that she was no way linked with any of the airlines. They are investigating what she did to afford such an expensive life style.
Security personnel of the apartment told police that Sonia often used to return home late at night and was drunk at night on most occasions. She was drunk at the time of her death as well, preliminary probe revealed. Preliminary probe hinted that at the time of death too she was a bit drunk. Police has initiated a murder case.
On questioning her relatives about Sonia's nature of work, police found contradictory statements. Her uncle Dipak Sarkar, who lives in Behala, said, "She was a model." Another relative, however, told police that said she worked with a multi-national marketing company.
No suicide note was found in her apartment, leading police to think she may have been murdered. Police, however, found no suicide not in her apartment.
"We are not ruling out the homicidal angle. She could have been pushed from her balcony. It is not entirely impossible. We are trying our best to get to the bottom of the truth.
Even if it is suicide, there has to be a strong reason for it," said an investigator.
There were contradictory statements from her relatives. Her uncle Dipa Sarkar who lived at Behala said, "She was a model. Another relative told police that she worked with a multi-national marketing company.
Police found that she was badly affected by her parents' separation. This led her to severe all ties with her family and relatives.