MALDA, March 26: The Malda court today sentenced two people to death by hanging for killing a woman and her daughter, subject to the approval of Calcutta High Court. The judge of the fifth fast-track court in Malda Mr Shantanu Ray announced the verdict today.
The court found Subhankar Sarkar and his friend Debapriya Pal guilty after receiving statements from more than 60 witnesses in connection with the dual murder case.
The victims, schoolteacher Maya Sarkar (52), and her daughter Anusha Sarkar (22), a student of Malda College, were murdered on 26 September 2007 night at the Air View Complex in English Bazaar town.
After an investigation, the police started a case against the two youths for murder, suppression of evidence, theft and recovery of stolen items from their house. The police established a love angle behind the murders. Subhankar, a dropout, was apparently in love with Anusha, despite her mother's objections.
After the incident local residents started a continuous demonstration demanding the arrest of the culprits and extending cooperation to the police. They demanded exemplary punishment several times when they were produced in the court. n SNS
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