AGARTALA, July 30 (TIWN): Convict of triple murder case at Dainik Ganadoot Patrika – Sushil Choudhury today appealed at the High Court of Tripura challenging the verdict of the West Tripura Additional District and Sessions Judge’s Court that sentenced him to life term imprisonment on July 17. Choudhury’s counsel Pijush Kanti Biswas today filed the plea before the High Court of Tripura. The Additional District and Sessions Judge Court on July 17 issued the verdict of life term imprisonment for Sushil Choudhury in connection with the murder of three employees of Dainik Ganadoot Patrika on May 19 last year. The court slapped a fine of Rs. 60,000 on the convict.

“This is one of the rarest-of-the-rare case. Choudhury was the main architect of the killing of three people and it was a pre-planned and tactful murder,” judge Kripankar Chakraborty said in his 434-page judgment.

Special Public Prosecutor Dilip Sarkar had welcomed the court verdict and said, “Though we have sought Choudhury’s capital punishment, we are happy with the judgment of the court.” It was a fit case for death sentence, he added. Sarkar said the accused can apply to higher court within 60 days against the district court judgment.

Accordingly, convict Sushil Choudhury today appealed in the High Court and said he was innocent about the murder of driver Balaram Ghosh, manager Ranjit Choudhury, a former Border Security Force employee, and proof reader Sujit Bhattacharjee in the newspaper office premises on May 19.