Archive · 16 Dec 2025
Journalists Convicted in Two Separate Cases
In two separate cases, courts in West Bengal and Bihar have convicted individuals for murder.
In West Bengal, three people were found guilty of killing a local leader named Anupam Dutta.
He was a councillor from the Trinamool Congress party.
The murder happened on March 13, 2022, when he was shot near his home.
The three people convicted are Sanjib alias Bapi Pandit, Amit Pandit, and Ziarul Mandal.
The court will decide their punishment on December 17.
The main accused, Bapi Pandit, says he was wrongly blamed and that politicians are involved.
In Bihar, six people were sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a journalist named Gokul Kumar.
The murder happened on August 10, 2022, when he was shot while collecting news.
The victim's family and journalist organizations are happy with the court's decision and hope it will prevent similar crimes in the future.
Three individuals convicted in the murder of Trinamool Congress councillor Anupam Dutta in West Bengal.
Six individuals sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of journalist Gokul Kumar in Bihar.
The murder of Anupam Dutta occurred on March 13, 2022, near his residence in Panihati Municipality.
Gokul Kumar was killed on August 10, 2022, while collecting news in Jamui.
Sentencing for Anupam Dutta's murderers is scheduled for December 17, while Gokul Kumar's murderers were sentenced on December 12, 2023.
- Who
- Three individuals in West Bengal and six in Bihar
- What
- Conviction in the murder cases of Trinamool Congress councillor Anupam Dutta and journalist Gokul Kumar
- When
- March 13, 2022 (murder of Dutta), August 10, 2022 (murder of Kumar), December 12, 2023 (sentencing of Kumar's murderers), December 17 (sentencing of Dutta's murderers)
- Where
- Barrackpore court, West Bengal and Jamui court, Bihar
- Why
- Alleged political motivations and contract killing
- Victim 1
- Anupam Dutta
- Convicted Individuals 1
- Sanjib alias Bapi Pandit, Amit Pandit, Ziarul Mandal
- Date of Murder 1
- March 13, 2022
- Location of Murder 1
- Agarpara Station Road, Panihati Municipality
- Sentencing Date 1
- December 17
- Political Affiliation of Victim 1
- Trinamool Congress
- Alleged Mastermind 1
- Sanjib alias Bapi Pandit
- Victim's Position 1
- Councillor from Ward No. 8 of Panihati Municipality
- Victim 2
- Gokul Kumar
- Convicted Individuals 2
- Birbal Yadav, Muneshwar Yadav, Ajay Yadav, Pankaj Yadav, Yogendra Yadav, Sarfaraz Ansari
- Date of Murder 2
- August 10, 2022
- Location of Murder 2
- Jamui, Bihar
- Sentencing Date 2
- December 12, 2023
- Victim's Profession 2
- Journalist
