Kolkata: A district court on Monday sentenced Nivedita Sandhu (26) and her husband Bunty Sandhu to life imprisonment for the murder of Nivedita's parents, Ramkrishna Mandal and Lila Mandal in Habra five years ago. The elderly couple was shot dead at their home on Sept 16, 2020, after refusing to sell their property and pay Rs 7 lakh to their debt-ridden daughter and son-in-law.
According to the police, the couple had been murdered by contract killer Ajoy Das, who was hired by Bunty. Investigators arrested Nivedita, Bunty and Ajoy and charged them with murder, criminal conspiracy and common intention. Das, too, was awarded a life sentence.
"Crucial digital evidence played a key role in the conviction," said Bivas Chatterjee, the special public prosecutor in the case.
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