Tripura court hands out death sentence to rape and murder convicts

After a year-long-trial, the court found Kastharai Tripura and Bhonjoy Tripura guilty of rape and murder.

The people gathered in the court to hear the judgment in Udaipur attempted to assault the convicted persons despite tight security .

The district administration has shifted them to jail in tight security and also extended security to their respective houses in the village to prevent any untoward incident.

According to reports, the victim, a Class VIII standard girl had been kidnapped on Dec 5, 2018 while going to Colony Para high school in Nutan Bazaar in Gomati district where she studied. When she did not return home in the afternoon, her parents registered a missing diary with the police.

A day after the incident, police detained one Dhanjoy Tripura (22) from his house at Ramchandra Reang Para. After questioning him, police nabbed one of the main culprits Kasturai Tripura (33) from Krishna Kanta para of the same locality.

Based on their statement, police unearthed her body buried in jungle after rape and murder.

Later, police arrested another culprit Bhonjoy Tripura (35) after Kastharai revealed details to the police.

Both of them were granted custodial trial by the court, and yesterday the court pronounced them guilty under section 376 (D), 302, 363, 201 (34) of Indian Panel Code and 6 of he Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

During the trial, the court had recorded the statement of 32 witnesses on the charge sheet filed by the police.

The law minister of Tripura Ratan Lal Nath also expressed satisfaction over the judgment and said, “The capital punishment against such heinous crimes sets an example for the future. I thank the court for speedy disposal of the case that certainly boosts further trust on judiciary.”