In landmark judgment in the Subodh Kumar Mandal murder case, the Siliguri court has sentenced Manju Mandal, the victim’s wife, to life imprisonment after finding her guilty of killing her husband approximately 16 months ago.
The incident occurred on the night of August 18, 2023, when Subodh Kumar Mandal was found dead under suspicious circumstances. An investigation was launched immediately after the death. Two months later, a post-mortem report confirmed that the death was not a suicide but a homicide. Following the report, the deceased’s brother, Ravindra Mandal, filed a formal complaint at the Bidhannagar Police Station on October 15, naming Manju Mandal and her alleged lover, Mohammad Nafrul, as suspects. Both were arrested the following day.
According to police and court findings, Manju Mandal murdered Subodh Kumar Mandal by strangling him with a towel while he was asleep and later attempted to stage the scene to resemble a suicide. The prosecution presented both forensic evidence and witness testimonies during the trial.
The court, after examining testimonies from 15 witnesses and reviewing the evidence, found Manju Mandal guilty of murder. However, co-accused Mohammad Nafrul was acquitted due to insufficient evidence linking him directly to the crime
