Then leaving the dead body on the floor, the accused persons searched the house and took away one wrist watch SITCO and cash Rs.2300/ and fled away from P.O. At about 1200 hrs, the accused persons were seen by one Mrs. Kakulay Biswas w o. Parusotham Biswas, at Tenzing and Tenzing, Gangtok going towards Deorali side.
The accused persons had hot discussion with Raju Kumar, elder son of deceased in companynection with use of bathing soap for toilet purposes.
As the victim became unconscious, he encircled the ligature twice on her neck and tightly made a knot on the back of the neck sic as a result she died on the spot due to strangulation by ligature.
The two accused persons decided to kill the deceased Manorama Devi in order to steal money from her house as she was the only person present in the house.
Sd illegible Accused Durga Roy Witness BRIJ KISHORE PRASAD, S o. Ram Janam Prasad Basantpur Near Police Station Dist.
Deceased Manorama Devi was inside the room of her sons when accused Durga Roy Barman pretended to talk to her, thereby diverting her mind.
TASHI TSHERING BHUTIA S o. Tensang Bhutia Sd Dalep Busty, Kewzing SJ E N South Sikkim Gangtok A P Rajya Sainik Board, Palger Stadium Road, Sd Gangtok Tashi Occupation Lottery Seller Ext.
At that moment, the other accused Ranjit Roy came from his room bringing a strip sic of cloth and quietly went behind the deceased Manorama Devi and on getting the opportunity, the accd.
Ranjit Roy quietly put the strip round the neck of the deceased and strangulated her.
P6 c M. Rai Sd Police Inspector SJ E N Sadar P.S. Gangtok On the basis of above disclosure made on 12.7.2001, recovery of the watch was made on 17.07.2001, as per Annexure P5 memo.
I can hand over the said Watch to Police.
Then only the deceased Manorama Devi remained in the house besides the two accused persons.
By 0900 hrs, both the sons also left for their daily works.
Accused Durga Roy, who was known to her, told her that they were going home.
Then they never came back to Gangtok.
P6 b Sd SJ E N Recorded by Sd Ex.
P 6 a Occupation Lottery Agent.
I have kept the said Watch in homes at NJP.
Sewan, Bihar, Sd A P. R.N. Chamling Building Brij Kishore Prasad G. Marg, gangtok, Ext.
There is numberother incriminating material against him to companynect with the offence.
Emphasis supplied It is thus further case of the prosecution that the appellant herein made Exhibit P6 disclosure statement while in custody on 12.07.2001 My true statement is that on 6/7/01 Friday that the Watch which I had stolen after murdering the Lottery Sellers wife, I have kept the same in NJP.
