Dhananjoy Chatterjee was the first person who was judicially executed in India in the 21st century for murder.
10 Facts About Dhananjoy Chatterjee
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Dhananjoy Chatterjee had married Purnima just eight months before he was arrested in the Hetal Parekh case by falsely claiming he was working in the Border Security Force when he was only a security guard.
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Dhananjoy Chatterjee used to live with her parents and elder brother in a third floor flat of Anand Apartments in Bhawanipore.
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Dhananjoy Chatterjee had worked in that building for about three years.
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On 5 March 1990, Dhananjoy Chatterjee performed security duty during the morning shift.
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Dhananjoy Chatterjee was not seen in the area after the murder had been discovered.
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Dhananjoy Chatterjee was eventually arrested by the police from his village home at Kuludihi near Chhatna, Bankura, in the early hours of 12 May 1990.
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Dhananjoy Chatterjee maintained his stance till the day of his execution.
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On 26 June 2004, a campaign to ensure Dhananjoy Chatterjee's hanging was initiated.
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The date of Dhananjoy Chatterjee's execution was fixed at a high-level meeting at the office of Jail Minister Biswanath Chowdhury.