The horrifying & monstrous murder case of Shweta Agarwal, a bright student from Guwahati who was killed and burnt by her boyfriend and his parents is not forgotten yet. The Gauhati High Court on Saturday acquitted the mother and sister of prime accused Govind Singhal in the murder case of Shweta Agarwal of 2017.
It is also mentioned that the court also ordered a re-trial of the case in a lower court. Govind Singhal, accused of killing Shweta Agarwal, was sentenced the death penalty by a Fast-Track Court (FTC) earlier.
The Fast-Track Court had earlier announced life sentences to the mother and sister on charges of the murder of Shweta Agarwal.
It is to be remembered that Shweta Agarwal, a fifth semester B Com student at K C Das Commerce College in Guwahati, was found dead in the bathroom of Govind Singhal’s rented house at Bharalumukh in Guwahati. The horrifying incident took place on December 4, 2017.
Notably, Shweta was a very bright student. She was the state topper in the commerce stream of 12th standard Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) in 2015.
After her death, Govind Singhal had confessed of killing Agarwal and told the police about the pre and post murder circumstances. The couple went to an argument. Later their argument went serious, Govind in ange pushed Shweta and she died hitting her head. Govind after her death had stuffed the body in a sack, took it to the bathroom and set it on fire.