Bhubaneswar, Aug 1: A Court in Bhubaneswar on Thursday awarded death sentence to a man identified as Sanjit Dash for brutally killing his wife with a kitchen knife in 2022.
The death sentence was handed down based on statements from 15 witnesses, scientific evidence, fingerprints, and 18 other documents. The judge deemed the crime as the 'rarest of rare incidents'. The verdict was delivered after hearing emotional testimonies from Sanjit's mother, daughter, and sister-in-law.
Dash, a BSc graduate, stands accused of stabbing his wife Saraswati (36) multiple times with a kitchen knife at their residence in Ghatikia, under Bharatpur police limits. He had also attacked their six-year-old daughter, leaving her critically injured. The tragic incident happened on the first floor of their two-storey house, where Sanjit resided with his wife and two daughters. His elder brother Ranjit lived on the second floor, while his younger sibling Manjit resided on the ground floor of the same building.
After the attack, Sanjit confessed to his mother that he had killed Saraswati and attacked their daughter, who fortunately survived. He instructed his mother to inform the police about the crime. The injured girl was promptly rushed to a hospital for treatment. Following the incident, Sanjit was apprehended by Bharatpur police while roaming in the Ghatikia area.
Saraswati was working as a nurse at a local private hospital, while Sanjit was unemployed. The tragic incident occurred just four days after Saraswati had given birth to another baby girl. According to his uncle Jalaja Ballav Dash, Sanjit frequently quarreled with his wife over money matters, often related to the purchase of brown sugar.
