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Family won't collect Dhananjoy's body

August 11, 2004 21:26 IST
Last Updated: August 12, 2004 19:11 IST


Dhananjoy Chatterjee's family on Wednesday said they would neither witness his hanging, scheduled for Saturday, nor collect the body afterwards.

His father Bangshidar, who was on Wednesday officially notified of the date of the execution by the Bankura district administration, said, "We will not see our son being hanged. We are also not interested in collecting his body."

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Bangshidar, his wife Belarani and daughter-in-law Poornima stopped taking food and water since they learnt of the execution date on Tuesday, police said.

Bankura Police Superintendent Anil Kumar said a watch was being kept on the family, with policemen deployed around the house.

Dhananjoy had been convicted and sentenced to death for raping and murdering a 14-year-old schoolgirl, Hetal Parekh, at her Bhowanipore residence in the metropolis in 1990.


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Sub: dhanonjoy - justice delayed

Dear Readers, Finally a rapist is paying the price for the crimes. But is 14 years not too long to give justice to the Hetal's ...


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Sub: Dhahanjoy hanging

I know he has committed an abominable crime and should be duly punished , lest others should commit the same thing once again. Though he ...


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Sub: way of punishment

he did a big crime,he should be punished but the way of punishment is not right


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Sub: Death sentence of Dhananjoy.

It is good that our government has started taking such stern actions against such heinous crimes. But it is sad that it took 14 years ...


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Dear Readers , I would like to justify here one thing that its good that atleast our law has started thnking beyond its imaginations and ...


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