Jiaganj triple murder case: Man sentenced to death

“A three years fight has come to an end. The court held that the murder is the rarest of rare cases. Firstly, it was a well-planned murder. The woman was in an advanced stage of pregnancy, which means he committed four murders,” said Special Public Prosecutor Bivas Chatterjee.

Police said that Utpal, who was arrested nearly a week after the murders, decided to eliminate the family after he discovered that Bandhu Prakash had not submitted a premium of Rs 72,000 against an insurance policy that his father had bought from the family. Bandhu Prakash used to run the insurance business in his wife’s name.

Utpal was seen at the house of Bandhu Prakash and then escaping from there, police had claimed. Soon after killing the victims, he fled leaving behind the murder weapon, a large knife, an insurance policy, and a bag, the police said in their chargesheet that was filed in January 2020.

A supplementary chargesheet was also submitted to the court in December of that year.

A total of 42 witnesses were examined during the trial. The Special Public Prosecutor said various electronic evidence CCTV footage and mobile tower locations helped the police in zeroing in on Utpal.