An eyewitness he saw the murderer run away thinking he was a thief and ran after him but could not catch him.

As the BJP and RSS continue to dub the Murshidabad triple murder case political, in which three of a family were found dead in their home, the kin of the deceased have denied the man killed of having affiliation with any party.

A 35-year-old teacher Bandhu Prakash Pal, his pregnant wife Beauty and their eight-year-old son Angan were found lying dead in pools of blood inside their house in Jiaganj area of West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Tuesday when Durga Puja festivities were on.

On Saturday, police detained two persons in connection with the murders taking the number of detainees in the case to four, and a team of CID officials visited the crime spot.

The triple murder had acquired political overtones on Thursday with the BJP and West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar hitting out at the Mamata Banerjee government over the killings and the RSS claiming that the teacher was its supporter.

Family denies Bandhu's affiliation with any party

Irked by the political angles being given to the killings, family members of one of the victims, Bandhu Prakash Pal, denied that he had affiliation with any party.

Speaking to India Today, Bandhu's brother-in-law, Diptiman Sarkar said an RSS member offered him financial help after Bandhu's death. Sarkar said he however rejected the man's financial assistance and told him that his brother-in-law was never associated with any political party.

"A person called me and said that he is calling from Kolkata. I don't remember his name. At first, I thought he must be some teacher who said that he wanted to help Bandhu Prakash financially. So I told him that he does not need any financial help," Diptiman Sarkar told India Today.

"If at all you want to help, you can talk to Mamata about it. He agreed and said that he is a member of RSS. So I told him that I do not care about all these parties or the differences between the religious groups. I told him that if he wants to stay beside him just as a human, only then he is welcome. I rejected his financial contribution as well. I also told him that my brother-in-law was never associated with any political party," he added.

The deceased teacher's mother also denied that Bandhu had any kind of direct involvement with any political organisation including the Sangh.

Bandhu's mother Maya Pal told India Today, "He was not an RSS party worker. He was not even associated with any political party. Rather he was busy with his academic activities, the rectification of voter cards and other documents at that time. He was not at all involved in any kind of political activity."

Case of personal enmity, nothing to do with politics: Police

According to the police, prima facie evidence and initial investigation suggested that it was a case of personal enmity and had nothing to do with politics.

A diary note found at the spot suggested serious differences in the family.

Sanjay Singh, ADG, North Bengal said, "At this stage we can't say anything about the investigation. We can't comment on anything now."

Neighbour on night of the murders

An eyewitness narrated his tale about the night of the killings, where he said that he saw the murderer run away thinking he was a thief and ran after him but could not catch him. The eyewitness, a neighbour of the victims, said he hardly knew them but never overheard them having any domestic issues.

The eye witness, Pankaj Sarkar, told India Today, "I live in the house next to Bandhu Prakash's. Though I was near the crime scene when the incident took place, I was not aware of its occurrence. All of a sudden, some local boys shouted and I went to see what had happened. When I crossed the temple in front of my house, suddenly I saw a man run away."

"I had followed the man, though I did not know that it was a case of murder. I had thought of the man to be some thief who couldn't get his hands on anything because he was not carrying anything and so was running for his life. So I ran till the mosque near our place and then gave up. I don't even know the name of the victim [Bandhu] because he had just shifted here a year or two ago. But I know his mother, both our mothers are both primary school teachers. We come here during the holidays so we were hardly acquainted with them," he said.

"As their neighbor, we all believe him to be a genuine person. He does not have any enmity with others. We never heard of any domestic problems either. We are stunned by this incident and had never expected such a thing could happen in Jiagunj. Yes, we have heard of suicides [in the area] but never murder. Police had called me for identification. I can identify the man from behind as I saw his back and not by the face. The incident took place between 11:30 pm to 12 midnight," he added.

Meanwhile, locals took out a protest march demanding arrests and a CBI investigation in the triple murder case.