[1] Shashanka Debnath earned the family livelihood by selling moa, a kind of crunchy ball made of puffed rice and jaggery.

Unmoved, the attacker killed 45-year-old Birajabala Debnath in front of her five minor children, who started shivering in terror.

Her body was then cut into pieces and stuffed them into an oil barrel packed with salt and lime.

[2] After the gruesome murders, the land sharks spread a rumour that the Debnath family has left for India and they took possession of their properties.

Eight days later, on 14 September 1989, their dead bodies were accidentally discovered when one of the barrels rose up to the water surface and collided with a boat.