Samarendra Bhattacharjee, a former Principal of Narshing School of Silchar School, was killed at his house on Friday night at 12.05 AM.
He was hacked to death with a machete. He was taken immediately to the Silchar Medical College Hospital where he breathed his last.
Police arrested the suspect Sanjay Acharje from Silchar railway station. Police said that Acharje stuck Bhattacharya with a machete following an argument.
Samarendra Bhattacharjee, also held positions like Vice President of District Sports Association and at the time of his death he was serving as the President of India Club, Silchar’s oldest club established in 1900.
Bhattacharya's death has shocked Silchar town and deep mourning was observed at the district Sports centre.
On Saturday morning, everyone remembered Samarendra Bhattacharya silently, at the Sathyandramohan stadium, during the routine practice,
District Sports Association's co-founder Bijendra Babu termed the murder as a very sad incident. He said, " We will honor Samir Sri with respect to the respected dignity."
The accused who Sanjay Acharje runs a ‘pan shop’ on Samarendra Bhattacharjee’s property at Central Road said he had no regret for Bhattacharya's death. He said Bhattacharjee kept telling him repeatedly to shut down my pan shop every day, which according to him was the only source of income.
In the meantime, Bhattacharjee's body has been sent for postmortem for the round up of this case.