Archive · 15 Jan 2026
Killers of kabaddi player stayed in Calcutta hotel
Three men wanted for killing a kabaddi player named Rana Balachauria stayed in a hotel in Calcutta for two days.
They came to Calcutta from Mumbai and then went to Gangtok before coming back to Calcutta.
The police found out about them and arrested them near Howrah station.
The police are checking if the hotel kept records of their stay.
The men had fled after the murder in Punjab and were hiding in different places.
The police are now making sure hotels keep better records of their guests to catch criminals.
Three men wanted for the murder of kabaddi player Rana Balachauria stayed in a Calcutta hotel for two days.
They traveled to Gangtok via Siliguri and returned to Calcutta before being arrested near Howrah station.
Police received inputs from Punjab Police and initiated surveillance but the trio had already left the city.
The hotel is located within the jurisdiction of Park Street police station.
Police are investigating whether the trio submitted identity documents at the hotel.
- Who
- Three men wanted for the murder of kabaddi player Rana Balachauria
- What
- Stayed in a Calcutta hotel for two days without suspicion before traveling to Gangtok
- When
- Arrested on January 12, 2024, after fleeing Mumbai on December 15, 2023
- Where
- Hotel on Marquis Street, Calcutta, and later arrested near Howrah station
- Why
- To evade capture and travel to undisclosed locations
- Victim
- Rana Balachauria
- Suspects
- Karan Pathak, Tarandeep Singh, Akashdeep Singh
- Crime Date
- December 15, 2023
- Arrest Date
- January 12, 2024
- Hotel Location
- Marquis Street, Calcutta
- Police Involved
- Kolkata Police Special Task Force (STF)
- Victim's Profession
- Kabaddi player and promoter
