Suhrid Dutta, Debu Malik found guilty in Tapasi Malik murder case

Chandannagore, Nov 11 (UNI) Additional District and Sessions Judge Amarkanti Acharya today found guilty Suhrid Dutta and Debu Malik, the two accused in the Tapasi Malik murder case.

Fast track court-I judge Amarkanti Acharya found CPI(M) Hooghly district committee member Suhrid Dutta and party worker Debu Malik guilty under various sections of the IPC, including 302 (murder), 120B (conspiracy) and 201 (tampering with official documents).

The punishment in the case will be announced tomorrow.

On December 18, 2006, the charred body of Tapasi Malik, the daughter of a farmer who had participated in the movement against land acquisition, was found in a ditch at the Tata Motors small car project site at Singur.

The CBI started investigation in the case and arrested Debu Malik on June 24, 2007, and subsequently arrested Suhrid Dutta on June 28, 2007.

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