Archive · 28 Sep 2026
16 Years After Hinjawadi Murder, Brother Sentenced To Life
A court in Pune has sentenced Subhojit Basu to life in prison.
The case involved the death of his 23-year-old sister, Priyadarshini Basu.
She was killed in Hinjawadi on April 14, 2010.
Police said she had tried to stop her brother from harming himself.
Police said Basu then strangled her and later injured himself.
Investigators collected evidence and statements from witnesses.
The case took nearly 16 years to finish in court.
The court also ordered Basu to pay a ₹10,000 fine.
A Pune court sentenced Subhojit Basu to life imprisonment for strangling his sister, Priyadarshini Basu, in 2010.
Priyadarshini, 23, was killed at Aparajita Society in Shinde Nagar on April 14, 2010.
Police said Basu attacked his sister after she intervened in his attempted suicide.
Basu was convicted under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and fined ₹10,000.
The conviction followed years of evidence collection, witness coordination and police follow-up during the trial.
- Who
- Subhojit Basu was convicted of killing his sister, Priyadarshini Basu, who was 23.
- What
- A court sentenced Basu to life imprisonment for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code and imposed a ₹10,000 fine.
- When
- The killing occurred on April 14, 2010; the sentence was issued nearly 16 years later.
- Where
- Priyadarshini was killed at Aparajita Society in Shinde Nagar, within Hinjawadi Police Station's jurisdiction in Pune.
- Why
- Police said Priyadarshini intervened when Basu attempted suicide, after which he strangled her.
- Accused
- Subhojit Basu
- Victim
- Priyadarshini Basu, 23
- Incident date
- April 14, 2010
- Location
- Aparajita Society, Shinde Nagar, Hinjawadi, Pune
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment
- Conviction
- Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code
- Fine
- ₹10,000, plus one additional month in default