Agartala, 23rd October 2026 : Pradyut Dhar Chowdhury, one of the accused in the sensational murder of Durga Prasanna Deb in 2024, died at GB Hospital on Friday.
Pradyut Dhar Chowdhury, a resident of the Ushabazar area, was once the president of Bharat Ratna Sangha Club. On April 30, 2024, Durga Prasanna Deb, popularly known as Vicky, who was then the secretary of the club and was known to be close to the BJP, was shot dead in the Shalbagan area. The incident took place in the Hatipara locality of Shalbagan.
Raju Barman was identified as the prime accused in the murder case. During the investigation, police claimed that Vicky had been murdered as part of a pre-planned conspiracy over the sharing of contractual work.
Pradyut Dhar Chowdhury, a senior local figure and former president of the club, was arrested by police in connection with the case. The prime accused, Raju Barman, was also arrested from outside the state. Police subsequently arrested several other individuals, including Susmita Sarkar, Birchakra Ghosh, Akash Kar and Raju Barman’s brother, Rakesh Barman.
Police had also claimed to have recovered the pistol allegedly used in the murder. Pradyut Dhar Chowdhury had been lodged in jail in connection with the case.
According to reports, he fell ill at the Central Correctional Home on Friday and was taken to GB Hospital, where he was declared dead.
His family members have alleged that he died of a heart attack due to mental stress and torture. However, no official statement regarding his death had been issued by the authorities at the time of reporting.
Pradyut Dhar Chowdhury’s death has once again brought the memory of the sensational 2024 murder case back into focus in the Ushabazar area.
