Woman, lover sentenced to death by Bihar court for killing her two children

04-Jul-2026

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The verdict, delivered by District and Additional Sessions Judge-II Abhishek Ranjan, is believed to be the first instance in the history of the Jhanjharpur civil court where capital punishment has been awarded. The court convicted Anita Devi and her lover, Jai Prakash Mandal, for murdering four-year-old Prince Kumar and 18-month-old Srishti Kumari, whom they allegedly considered obstacles to their relationship.

Both convicts were sentenced to death under Section 302 of the IPC and fined Rs 50,000 each. They were also awarded seven years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 201/34 for destroying evidence, along with a fine of Rs 10,000 each.

The court deemed the crime extremely cruel, rarest of its kind, awarding capital punishment—the first in Jhanjharpur's history. The children were strangled and disposed of in a river. Local villagers caught the accused, who remain in custody pending High Court confirmation.