Kolkata: 26-year-old driver who murdered his girlfriend made pistol, ammunition watching internet videos

The 26-year-old dirver who killer his ex-girlfriend in south Kolkata on Saturday made the single pot gun and ammunition used during the crime watching videos in the internet, making the case a unusual one.

Identified as Rakash Haldar alias Jayanta used a steel ball bearing as projectile and powder from firecrackers as the propellant. Before the killing, the accused didn’t have any criminal record and useed to drive taxis for living.

While it is possible to make a single-shot pistol that Haldar made, even criminals who make improvised firearms on a commercial scale cannot manufacture ammunition because the technology is too sophisticated, investigating officials said.

Haldar watched videos on the internet to make the pistol and ammunition, said Murli Dhar Sharma, joint commissioner of police.

The accused stabbed the victim as he was not sure if the improvised ammunition was powerful enough to kill her, said officials.

Haldar killed Priyanka Purkait(20) at her residence at Anandapally in the Regent Park area. Haldar allegedly shot the victim and then stabbed her in the neck when she was asleep.

“After his arrest, Haldar said during interrogation that Priyanka wanted to get out of the relationship but Hadar, who is married, would not let her,” an investigating officer said on the condition of anonymity. “He dumped the pistol in a hydrant,” the officer added.

The police officers were shocked when Haldar confessed that he made the pistol and the ammunition at home by procuring commonly available components from shops.

Haldar ran away after the crime. The victim was declared dead on arrival at a hospital. Her relatives told the police that Haldar had threatened to kill her but they did not think that he was capable of committing murder.

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