Shillong: Deepak Debnath will spend six years in prison. The District and Sessions Court in Shillong handed down the sentence for a brutal 2022 knife attack on a minor boy. The case concluded after District and Sessions Judge DR Kharbteng convicted Debnath on October 7.
East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Vivek Syiem confirmed the sentence. Beyond the prison time, the court ordered Debnath to pay a Rs 10,000 fine. He faces an extra month behind bars if he fails to pay. The ordeal began on August 22, 2022, when a victim filed an FIR at the Bholaganj Police Outpost. Reports claimed Debnath attempted to murder the boy by slashing his neck with a sharp knife.
The court found the defendant guilty under Section 304 Part II of the Indian Penal Code. This statute covers culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Justice was served.
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