The Bilasipara Additional and District Court in Assam has closed a harrowing chapter of a 2023 child murder trial by sentencing the perpetrator, Utpal Roy, to death after formally classifying the brutal act as falling within the “rarest of rare” parameters. The tragic sequence began on September 4, 2023, at the Krishnakali Tea Estate in Dhubri district, where the four-year-old victim was lured away with a promise of chocolates before being subjected to sexual assault and murder. Special Judge Rana Dutta pronounced the verdict on Monday following thorough legal proceedings that advanced from a police chargesheet filed in March 2024 to the final judicial outcome. The court levied structured punishments across multiple counts: capital punishment and a Rs 10,000 fine (backed by a default six-month simple imprisonment clause) for murder; a 20-year prison sentence with a Rs 50,000 fine under Section 6 of the POCSO Act for aggravated penetrative sexual assault; and a five-year rigorous imprisonment term with a Rs 4,000 fine for fabricating false statements and removing evidence. The judge specified that all sentences will run concurrently, ensuring that the convict faces comprehensive accountability for the crime.
2023 Assam Horrific Crime: Man Who Raped and Murdered 4-Year-Old Girl Sentenced to Death
