Archive · 18 Dec 2025
Three sentenced to life for TMC councillor's murder
Three men were sentenced to life in prison for killing a local politician named Anupam Dutta.
This happened in March 2022 when the politician was shot while returning home.
The men were found guilty because they tried to take over some land that the politician didn't want them to have.
The court also made them pay a fine.
The politician's family is happy with the decision but wished the men got a harsher punishment.
The men say they were wrongly accused.
Three men were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of TMC councillor Anupam Dutta.
The murder occurred on March 13, 2022, in Agarpara, Panihati Municipality.
The convicts were identified as Sanjib Pandit, Amit Pandit, and Jiyarul Mondal.
The court ordered each convict to pay a fine of ₹1 lakh.
The murder was linked to a dispute over land grabbing for real estate development.
- Who
- Three individuals: Sanjib Pandit, Amit Pandit, and Jiyarul Mondal
- What
- Murder of TMC councillor Anupam Dutta
- When
- March 13, 2022, and sentenced on December 15, 2023
- Where
- Agarpara, Panihati Municipality, West Bengal, India
- Why
- Dutta protested Sanjib’s attempt to grab a piece of land for real estate development
- Victim
- Anupam Dutta
- Convicts
- Sanjib Pandit, Amit Pandit, Jiyarul Mondal
- Date of Murder
- March 13, 2022
- Location of Murder
- Agarpara
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment
- Fine
- ₹1 lakh each
- Court
- Barrackpore sub-divisional court
- Judge
- Ayan Kumar Banerjee