Assam Court sentences man to death for the brutal murder of college student Nandita. He killed the woman for refusing to marry him in this rarest of rare cases.
Susanta Chowdhury’s death sentence for stabbing his ex-girlfriend 45 times was commuted to life imprisonment by the Calcutta High Court, which deemed the case not among the “rarest of rare.” The court imposed a 40-year non-remission term, emphasizing Chowdhury’s potential for reformation due to his youth and absence of prior criminal record.
A three‑judge Bench led by Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta set aside Reji Kumar’s death penalty, citing his 16‑17 years of good conduct, reformative efforts and mental health issues. He will now spend the rest of his life in prison instead of facing capital punishment.
