Wednesday, April 24, 2013

HARA KANTA DAS (MURDERED IN INDIA ON 24 APRIL 1996)


On this date, 24 April 1996, Hara Kanta Das was murdered in India and the killer was sentenced to death.


Monday 30 May 2011 - “I felt very happy after hearing that President Pratibha Patil had rejected his plea for mercy. Such capital punishment will send a message that criminals are bound to face punishment in our country. It will restrain criminals from committing crimes,” Amal, Hara Kanta’s elder son, said today. 

Amal the son of Hara Kanta Das - Hara Kanta Das was beheaded by Mahendra Nath Das and his head to Fancy Bazar police outpost where he surrendered. The family said Hara Kanta had gone to buy fodder for cattle when Mahendra attacked him from behind and killed him. Amal said the family came to learn of the incident when someone came running to their house around 7.30am with the news. Sarada said she and her husband were at home and one of her sons was taking tuition in the house when the news came. After Hara Kanta’s murder on April 24, 1996, his younger son, Suresh, died in 2007 and his wife in 2009. 

 

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