Siliguri, 11th December: A man has been sentenced to death by the Jalpaiguri Third ADJ Court for the murder of his wife. The verdict came after nearly five years of legal proceedings. The court convicted Gopal Das for the brutal killing of his wife, Lata Das, whose body was dumped in a septic tank in the Chayan Para area of Ashighar in April 2019.
Following Lata’s murder, police arrested her husband, Gopal Das, who was later charged with her killing. After 70 days, the investigation led to the submission of the charge sheet by the police. The case has since been heard in the Jalpaiguri Third ADJ Court. Significantly, nineteen witnesses were examined during the trial.
After a prolonged legal battle, the court found Gopal Das guilty and sentenced him to death on Tuesday. The matter was made public by Rakesh Singh, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) for Siliguri Metropolitan Police, in a press conference.