The 20-year-old attacker fled the spot after killing the girl.
By Dileep Thekkkethil
In a shocking incident in Kolkata, a national-level volleyball player was hacked to death by a stalker while she was practicing with her friends in the Notunpukur area of the city.
Sangita Aich a 14-year-old Class 9 student has twice represented India at the national level games and thrice played for her state.
The police confirmed that Subrata Sinha, a 20-year-old senior national player, was infuriated after Aich rejected his repeated love requests leading him to take the extreme step.
Police said that Subrata on Friday came to meet Aich in the practice camp demanding that she speaks to him. When Aich refused to converse with him, Subrata carrying a cleaver in his hand, stepped into the camp and attacked her.
Aich’s coach Swapan Das tried to help her student by trashing Subrata with a chair. This time, Aich tried to escape the scene by running towards her house which was just 100 meters away from the practice field.
But before she could reach her house Subrata caught Aich and hacked her to death.
“Around 4.40pm, she was sitting in a chair just behind me when Subrata entered the ground and called out to her but she ignored him.Suddenly , he rushed towards her and started threatening her. Sangita protested, leading to an argument. We tried to calm them but they moved away and continued quarreling. Suddenly,I heard her scream and turned back to see Subrata chasing her with a dagger,” Swapan Das said.
She added “I threw my chair at him but he slashed my hand with the dagger and continued chasing her. The others in the ground also tried to grab him, but he had already caught Sangita after chasing her for 60 meters and was stabbing her repeatedly. We were just 20 feet away, but could not reach in time.”
She also added that if Aich had stayed with her Subrata would have killed her first.
The 20-year-old attacker, after killing the girl, threatened the crowd that arrived at the scene and escaped from the spot.
The police have started a manhunt for Subrata who has been missing since the incident. They have raided his house and several places and have questioned many people in connection with this.
Aich’s relatives have alleged that despite making incessant complaints to the police regarding the threat from Sinha, they failed to give protection or register a complaint.