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Father-Son Death Mystery in Ashoknagar: Father Found in Room, Son Hanging from Balcony!
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News18•03-10-2026, 13:19
Father-Son Death Mystery in Ashoknagar: Father Found in Room, Son Hanging from Balcony!
  • •Bodies of father and son recovered from the same house in Ashoknagar, causing sensation in the area.
  • •The deceased were identified as Kamal Raut (70) and his son Sanjay Raut (49), residents of Ward No. 13 of Ashoknagar-Kalyangarh Municipality.
  • •Sanjay Raut was found hanging from the house's balcony; his father, Kamal Raut, was found unconscious in a room and declared dead at the hospital.
  • •Police initially suspect Kamal Raut was given sleeping pills.
  • •Sanjay Raut, a former Youth Trinamool Congress president, was reportedly under mental stress due to business downturns.

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The deceased individuals have been identified as 70-year-old Kamal Raut and his 49-year-old son Sanjay Raut, who were residents of Ward No. 13 of the Ashoknagar-Kalyangarh Municipality.

Family members discovered Sanjay Raut hanging from the house's balcony, while his father, Kamal Raut, was found unconscious inside a room and later declared dead at Ashoknagar State General Hospital.

Police initially suspect that Sanjay Raut may have committed suicide after administering sleeping pills to his father, Kamal Raut, though an investigation into the exact cause of death is currently underway.