Shweta Agarwal: Killed in a scuffle by lover, court pronounces death penalty for accused

Guwahati: The Shweta Agarwal murder case gets a new turn on Saturday as justice prevailed over crime and criminals. The prime accused in the Shweta murder case, Govind Singhal, gets the death penalty for the gruesome murder of the meritorious girl two years back. Notably, Shweta Agarwal was found dead at Singhal’s home in Bharalumukh on December 4, 2017. At the same time, his mother and sister get life imprisonment for assisting Govind in burning the body of the deceased girl.

The long-sought justice by Shweta’s family, friends and the masses is finally delivered on Saturday today as the Fast Track Court pronounced the much sought and requested verdict of the death penalty for the accused.

Before this, on Tuesday, the fast-track court convicted Govind Singhal, his mother Kamala Devi Singhal and sister Bhawani Singhal in the gruesome murder case.

December 4, 2017

December 4, 2017 was the cursed day of her life when Shweta, the brilliant girl with a promising future, was pushed to death by her love interest Govind Singhal. Reportedly, Shweta Agarwal was a TDC 5th semester student of KC Das Commerce College in Guwahati. She was acclaimed as a meritorious student for her bright results in the Higher Secondary Examination. This has to be mentioned here that Shweta was in the merit list of the commerce stream in the 2015 Higher Secondary Examination.

Shweta was in a relationship with Govind Singhal with whom she had dreamt of moving ahead in life, but hardly did she know that her lover will one day put an end to her life. She was found dead on December 4, 2017 in his rented house at Bharalumukh. As per report, Govind had taken Shweta to his rented residence on his bike, but in a bitter turn of a scuffle between the two over a certain matter, Govind pushed Shweta hard. She, due to the push, hits against the wall of the room and died due to her injury in the head. Clueless and later, deliberate to conceal the crime, Govind carried Shweta’s body to dispose of it in the Bharalu river on a bike. However, he could not dispose of the body there and had to take it back home in the fear of being caught. He then torched the body inside the bathroom. His sister and mother had also assisted him in burning the body inside the bathroom of their house.

The police submitted the charge sheet against Govind Singhal, his mother Kamala Devi Singhal and sister Bhawani Singhal under Section 302/120(B)/ 201 for murder, conspiracy and destroying evidence. The bench was to pronounce the quantum of punishment to the trio on August 1, 2019 and this was later followed by the final verdict of the Fast Track Court on Saturday. in the final verdict, Govind Singhal gets the death penalty and at the same time, his mother and sister get life imprisonment for assisting Govind in burning the body of the deceased girl.

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