Kolkata, April 13 : The bullet-riddled body of a young man was recovered from a closed flat in Narendrapur area on the southern outskirts of Kolkata on Monday morning. The deceased man's alleged girlfriend and a man have been arrested by the police.

A pistol and bullets were recovered from beside the body. The deceased has been identified as Arup Mandal.

An investigation into the incident has already begun and Arup Mandal's girlfriend and another person have been arrested. The police are investigating whether the murder was due to a dispute in their relationship.

According to the police, 37-year-old Arup Mandal was found shot dead and two firearms and six rounds of bullets were recovered from the flat.

The police are investigating when, how and why Arup was shot dead and they are also trying to find out who killed the young man.

The family of the deceased claims that they received the news of the death on Sunday midnight.

Arup's maternal uncle Shankar Naskar said that an acquaintance informed him of his nephew's death. That night, they went to Arup's flat and saw him lying in a bloody state.

The family also claims that Arup used to stay in the flat in Narendrapur due to work. No one in the family knew whether he was in a romantic relationship with anyone.

However, some people in Arup's family knew a young man named Raju. They knew him as Arup's friend. The police have arrested the young man.

Along with this, they have also arrested a young woman named Priyanka Das. Initial speculation is that the murder was committed due to a relationship dispute as the preliminary investigation has revealed that Arup was close to Priyanka.

A police officer said that there were injury marks on the head of the deceased. Both Raju and Priyanka have been arrested. The police have sent the body for autopsy and an investigation has also been started.

On the other hand, the shooting incident in the Assembly election atmosphere has created a stir in the area.

/IANS