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Six Arrested in Murder of West Bengal Man in Coimbatore District

SimpliCity News Team · 09 Sept 2026

Coimbatore: Coimbatore District Police have arrested six persons in connection with the murder of a 24-year-old man from West Bengal whose body was found buried in a pit within the Chettipalayam police station limits on September 8.

The body was initially unidentified, and the Chettipalayam police registered a case of suspicious death and began an investigation.

During the investigation, the deceased was identified as Badal Shit (24), a native of West Bengal. Further inquiries revealed that he had allegedly been murdered and that his body was subsequently concealed.

Based on the investigation, the police identified and secured six persons, all natives of Tripura, in connection with the case. They were identified as Tuithe Reang (22), Sunil Rai Reang (24), Kotho Ram Reang (30), Sumit Kumar (20), Sramit Trang (35), and Santhosh Kumar (20).

Police said the remand procedure was under way and further investigation was in progress.

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Six Arrested in Murder of West Bengal Man in Coimbatore District

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