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Dhananjoy Chatterjee | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dhananjoy Chatterjee 14 August 1965 Kuludihi, West Bengal, India |
| Died | 14 August 2004 (aged 39) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Convictions | Murder Rape |
| Details | |
| Victims | Hetal Parekh (18 yrs)[1] |
| Date | March 5, 1990 |
Dhananjoy Chatterjee (14 August 1965 – 14 August 2004) was the first person who was judicially executed in India in the 21st century for murder. The execution by hanging took place in Alipore Jail, Kolkata, on 14 August 2004.[2][3] He was charged in 1990 for the crimes of rape and murder of Hetal Parekh, an 18-year-old school-girl.[1][4]
This was the first hanging in West Bengal since 21 August 1991 at Alipore Jail.[5][6][7]
- ^ a b "Dhananjoy Chaterjee vs State Of W.B on 11 January, 1994". Indian Kanoon. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Six convicts in death row in Bengal jails". The Times of India. 5 September 2012.
- ^ "Front Page : Dhananjoy hanged". The Hindu. 14 August 2004. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015.
- ^ "Judgment in the case of Dhananjoy Chatterjee vs. State of West Bengal". A. S. Anand and N. P. Singh, JJ, para 1, page 226. Supreme Court of India. 11 January 1994. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "I hanged my first victim when I was 16". indianexpress.com.
- ^ "The Telegraph - Calcutta : Metro". telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2005.
- ^ https://www.amnesty.org/ar/documents/asa20/039/1991/ar/. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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