Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) The family members of Hargobindo Das and his son Chandan Das, the father and the son killed in Murshidabad riots in April this year, will approach the Calcutta High Court seeking death penalty for the 13 convicts in the case who were sentenced to life imprisonment on Tuesday by the Jangipur sub-divisional court in the same district of West Bengal. The decision was taken by the family members of the deceased father and son after they had a meeting with the Leader of the Opp…
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Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) The Jangipur Sub-Divisional court in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, on Tuesday, sentenced 13 individuals convicted for the murder of Hargobindo Das and his son Chandan Das in April during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. The Sub-Divisional Court Judge Amitabha Mukhopadhyay had convicted 13 individuals on Monday.The quantum of punishment was pronounced on Tuesday, with the entire court premises wrapped in a thick security blanket.The deceased father and son …
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) A district court in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Monday convicted 13 persons for the murder of Hargobindo Das and his son Chandan Das amid a communal riot-like situation that broke out in April during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act.The district court at Murshidabad’s Jangipur will pronounce the sentence for these 13 convicts on Tuesday.The sentence will be pronounced nearly nine months after the murder of the father and the son on April 12.The Special I…