The boy named Pratip Dey reportedly told the West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) Panel in his statement on Thursday that when his uncle Prasun Dey smothered him with a pillow following the direction of his father, he pretended to be dead by holding his breath for a long time which he was able to do because of practising Yoga.
Shahnawaz reportedly got into a minor argument with his sister-in-law and he killed her by striking her with a steel rod and then stabbed her with a knife.
According to the SP, the couple had spoken to local police personnel about the threat to their lives posed by Chandni's family members and had been warned that now was not the time to return.