INDIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN TRIPURA FOR KILLING FIVE INCLUDING TWO MINOR DAUGHTERS

November 28, 2022:

A Tripura court on 23 November 2022 sentenced a person to death after he was convicted of murdering five persons including his two minor daughters, his brother, another person and a police officer at Ramchandraghat in Khowai district of Agartala a year ago.
The judgement was pronounced by Khowai district and session judge Shankari Das.
“After long hearing and police investigation, it was found that the murder convict has no psychological disturbance. We have successfully completed the case within a year,” said assistant public prosecutor Bikash Deb.
The incident occurred last year on 26 November late night when murder-convict Pradip Debroy, (41), killed his two minor daughters, his brother Amalesh and injured his wife who, somehow managed to flee from the spot.
Later, he went out of the house and attacked a father-son duo of which the former died while the son received injuries.
A police official posted at Khowai police station, who had rushed to the spot, was also attacked by the accused. The official succumbed to his injuries later.
Getting information, a duty officer of Khowai police station, Satyajit Mallick rushed to the spot but he came under attack of Pradip’s sharp weapon. Later, he succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Agartala.
Debroy was arrested immediately on the incident night.