13 Get Life for Samserganj Father-Son Murder Amidst Waqf Act Unrest

• Jangipur Sub-divisional Court sentenced 13 individuals to life imprisonment for the hacking murder of Hargobind Das and Chandan Das in Samserganj, Murshidabad.
• The murders occurred during unrest opposing the amended Waqf Act, with the victims dragged from their home and brutally killed with sharp weapons.
• Public Prosecutor Bibhas Chatterjee sought the death penalty, labeling it a mob lynching case and citing similar incidents in other states.
• Investigation involved an SIT, 13 arrests, CCTV footage, tower locations, gait pattern analysis, and DNA evidence matching blood on seized weapons.
• Police noted an old land dispute exploited during the unrest, with external involvement in wider violence and over 101 FIRs filed.

Why It Matters: 13 convicted of mob lynching in Samserganj father-son murder receive life imprisonment.