A Jhanjharpur court has sentenced a woman and her lover to death for killing her two children. The trial court described the crime as rarest of rare. The sentence now awaits confirmation by the Patna High Court.
The Jhanjharpur court delivered the death sentence to Anita Devi and Jai Prakash Mandal. They were convicted in the murder of her children Prince Kumar and Srishti Kumari. The case is linked to the Balan River murder.
The court called the crime rarest of rare. The verdict was issued on 2026-07-04.
The sentence requires confirmation from the Patna High Court before it can be carried out.