Overview
- District and Sessions Judge Deepak Thakuria issued the penalty, the first death sentence recorded in Barpeta since the district’s establishment in 1983.
- Police records state Das killed his wife, Binita, and 17-year-old daughter, Hiya, at their Gandhi Nagar home on October 13, 2023 after a domestic quarrel.
- The court characterized the crime as exceptionally heinous, quoting that when familial bonds are destroyed, justice must roar.
- Investigators said the accused initially went into hiding before arrest, with a charge sheet filed within three months supported by witness testimony and documentation.
- Das was charged under IPC Sections 302 and 120-B, and he retains the right to appeal the conviction and sentence to higher courts including the Gauhati High Court.