Four murders, multiple theories, no clear motive - Dhaka Tribune
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Four people dead, including a retired teacher and his wife, yet police have cycled through multiple theories without landing on a clear motive.
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Theory Briefing
- Retired teacher Ganapati Chakraborty and his wife Pritilata are among four murder victims at the center of the case.
- Police have publicly shifted between competing theories, suggesting the investigation lacks a firm evidential anchor.
- The absence of a clear motive after multiple killings points to how early narrative framing can send investigators down wrong paths.
- With no settled explanation, each new theory risks being shaped by what investigators expect to find rather than what the evidence shows.