Calcutta HC grants permission to govt to file appeal against ‘life term till death’ order

Expressing dissatisfaction with the Sealdah court’s verdict, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on Monday asserted that had the case been handled by the Kolkata Police, the death penalty would have been ensured.”All of us have demanded the death sentence, but the court has given a life term until death…The case was forcibly taken from us.Had it been with the (Kolkata) police, we would have ensured that he was served a death sentence,” she told reporters.Later, posting on her X handle where she sounded more critical, Banerjee informed that the state government would challenge the Sealdah court verdict and move the Calcutta High Court.



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