Krishnanagar: Kusum Mallick, mother of the murdered Krishnanagar college student Ishita, identified Deshraj Singh as her killer during a test identification parade in Krishnanagar jail on Wednesday.
The father, Dulal, and her minor brother also identified Deshraj in prison. After the two-hour exercise, which started at 2 pm, Kusum demanded death penalty for Deshraj.
On Aug 25, Ishita (18) was shot thrice in the head at her home in Maniktala in Nadia. Police said Deshraj, her estranged fiance, planned the attack. He had posted a photo of himself online, a pistol tucked in his waistband and captioned it: "Dead body soon." —Ashish Podda