News and events

Notable news reports and events on judicial killing of Dhananjoy Chatterjee

28 June, 2015: Ei Samay report referring to 27 June discussion meeting at Indian Statistical Institute

13 July, 2015: Peoples' Union of Democratic Rights press release claiming innocence of Dhananjoy Chatterjee

14 July, 2015: AFDR posting of PUDR release

15 July, 2015: The Hindu report on PUDR claim

21 July, 2015: scroll.in report based on PUDR claim

25 July, 2015: Economic & Political Weekly editorial on death penalty refers to execution of possibly innocent Dhananjoy

25-26 July, 2015: Sachitra Bangabani article referring to 27 June discussion meeting at ISI

26 July, 2015: Radical Socialist statement referring to possible innocence of Dhananjoy Chatterjee

27 July, 2015: Morning India report on CDRO demand to reopen Dhananjoy case

30 July, 2015: In ABP Anand programme (Memoner phasir nepathye), Probal Chaudhuri points out, for the first time in electronic media, apparent miscarriage of justice in the Dhananjoy case

31 July, 2015: In ABP Anand programme (Jukti-Takko), Gautam Mohan Chakraborty, instigated by Suman Dey, brings up the issue of Dhananjoy reanalysis

2 August, 2015: The Telegraph article on wrong capital punishments

14 August, 2015: Guruchandali article (Saikat Bandyopadhyay) on relook at Dhananjoy trial

19 August, 2015: Meeting on capital punishment and innocence of Dhananjoy Chatterjee organized by APDR BBD Bag Chapter - report in CDRO Bulletin (p.22)

28 August, 2015: Some answers to questions arising from Guruchandali article on relook at Dhananjoy trial

30 August, 2015: Ei Samay Sunday supplement report mentioning alternative possibility in Hetal's murder

4 October, 2015: Bhupen Sen Memorial Lecture with discussion on the Dhananjoy Chatterjee case organized by APDR Chandannagar Chapter

10 October, 2015: Ei Samay report on Bangla booklet, PUDR report and this website

16 October, 2015: Ganapragati report on Bhupen Sen Lecture at Chandannagar

22 November, 2015: Meeting in Naihati on capital punishment and innocence of Dhananjoy Chatterjee organized by APDR Naihati-Jagaddal Chapter

24 January 2016: Meeting at Chhatna demanding reopening of Dhananjoy Chatterjee case organized by APDR Bankura Chapter

25 January 2016: Ei Samay report reporting signature campaign in Chhatna demanding retrial in the Hetal Parekh murder case

11 March 2016: Ei Samay report on memorandum to Chief Minister by Chhatna Nagarik Samiti demanding re-investigation of Hetal Parekh murder case

March 2016: Manthan Samayiki report on meeting at Chhatna demanding reopening of Dhananjoy Chatterjee case

06 August 2016: Hindustan Times report on the claim of Dhananjoy Chatterjee's innocence made in the Bangla book

06 August 2016: Ei Samay report on impeding release of Bangla book

08 August 2016: Tara TV report on the Bangla book

08 August 2016: Jansatta report on impeding release of Bangla book

10 August 2016: Ebela report (pdf) on impeding release of Bangla book

11 August 2016: Release of the book আদালত-মিডিয়া-সমাজ এবং ধনঞ্জয়ের ফাঁসি

12 August 2016: Ei Samay report on release of Bangla book

12 August 2016: Ebela report on release of Bangla book

27 August 2016: Janaswartha Barta report on the Bangla book (page 14)

01 September 2016: Khaboronline report on citizens' memorandum to Chief Minister on re-investigation of Hetal Parekh murder case (pdf)

02 September 2016: Ebela report on citizens' memorandum to Chief Minister on re-investigation of Hetal Parekh murder case

02 September 2016: Ei Samay report on citizens' memorandum to Chief Minister on re-investigation of Hetal Parekh murder case

02 September 2016: Hindustan Times report on citizens' memorandum of re-investigation of the murder of Hetal Parekh

04 September 2016: Ebela report on citizens' memorandum of re-investigation of the murder of Hetal Parekh

11 February 2017: Catch Hindi report raises the issue of possible innocence of Dhananjoy Chatterjee

3 July 2017: The Hindustan Times report revisits questions on Dhananjoy Chatterjee's conviction, on the occasion of release of the trailer of the feature film Dhananjoy

4 July 2017: The News Minute report revisits questions on Dhananjoy Chatterjee's conviction, on the occasion of release of the trailer of the feature film Dhananjoy

6 August 2017: Times of India interview with director of the feature film Dhananjoy brings up the Bangla book and possible innocence of Dhananjoy Chatterjee

6 August 2017: Scroll.in interview with director of the feature film Dhananjoy brings up the issue of retrial in the Hetal Parekh murder case

8 August 2017: Scoopwhoop.com interview with director of the feature film Dhananjoy brings up the issue of retrial in the Hetal Parekh murder case  

10 August 2017: Oneindia Bengali report takes a look at the troubling issues in the conviction of Dhananjoy Chaterjee

20 August 2017: Ei Samay report gives ex-Police Commissioner's reaction to allegation of poor police investigation in the Hetal Parekh murder case 

21 April 2018: Satdin.in report summarizes findings reported in the Bangla book

19 May 2018: The Hindu interview with Manoranjan Byapari, author of a fiction Dhananjoy Chatterjee, where conviction because of lack of affordable legal defense is raised

June 2018: A report of the Death Penalty Project brings out the systemic prejudices that had marred the trials of various convicts currently in the death row in India

20 March 2020: ABP News report on hanging in Nirbhaya case acknowledges possibility of wrongful conviction of Dhananjoy Chatterjee 

21 August 2020: NLU Project 39A podcast - Prof. Probal Chaudhuri on the Dhananjoy Chatterjee case