Father gets life for daughter's murder after decade: Hooghly's chilling hunger death

• Ravi Shankar, a jute mill worker from Magra Chak Bansberia Nimtala, Hooghly, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his five-year-old daughter.
• The incident occurred on October 5, 2016, when the child, crying from hunger, was slapped by her father, leading to her death.
• Ravi Shankar buried the child's body in a local abandoned glass factory; he confessed to the crime during police interrogation after neighbors reported the missing girl.
• The case involved 11 witnesses, and despite the accused receiving bail after five years, the court, presided over by Additional District and Sessions Judge Rintu Sur, delivered the life sentence.
• A fine of 20,000 rupees was also imposed, with an additional six months imprisonment if not paid.