Three Convicted in 2022 Killing of TMC Councillor Anupam Dutta With Sentencing on Dec. 17

Overview

• The SDJM Court in Barrackpore found Sanjib alias Bapi Pandit, Amit Pandit and Ziarul Mandal guilty in the Panihati councillor’s murder.
• Sentencing will be pronounced on December 17, according to court sources.
• Bapi Pandit, earlier granted bail by the Calcutta High Court, was detained from the courtroom following the verdict.
• Investigators have alleged the killing was contracted, with an initial plan failing before Amit Pandit was allegedly hired after the municipal elections.
• Anupam Dutta’s wife, Meenakshi Dutta, who later succeeded him as councillor, attended the hearing as supporters gathered outside calling for strict punishment.