A court docket in Chinsurah in Hooghly district on Thursday sentenced seven individuals, together with native gangster Vishal Das, to dying for killing a 23-year-old youth and chopping his physique in October 2020. One of many accused was sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment.
Choose Shiv Shankar Ghosh of Chinsurah Quick Observe Court docket had convicted them three days in the past.
In keeping with the prosecution, a complete of 9 individuals had been arrested for the homicide of a Toto driver, Vishnu Mal.
One of many accused later turned approver.
Public Prosecutor Bivas Chattopadhyay stated: “Seven individuals, together with Vishal Das, had been convicted underneath IPC part 302 (homicide) and 120b (legal conspiracy). One of many accused, Mantu Ghosh, had helped in disposing of the physique. So, he was sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment.”
In keeping with the police case, Vishal Das, a infamous legal in Chunchura, kidnapped 23-year-old youth Vishnu Mal from the Rayerber space in October 2020, because the latter was relationship a girl who Vishal beloved.
After Mal refused to finish his relationship with the girl, Vishal Das and his aides killed him and chopped his physique into a number of items.