SENSATIONAL TRIAL
DEATH SENTENCE PASSED INJECTION OF PLAGUE GEEMS (United Press Association —By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright) CALCUTTA, 16th February. India’s most sensational trial ended with deatli sentences on Benoyendra Pandey, and Dr Taranath Blmttaeharya who was convicted of conspiring the murder of Amarendra Pandey, stepbrother of Benoyendra Pandey, by the injection of deadly germs. Dr Dhar and Dr Sivapada Bhattashaiva were similarly charged but acquitted. Amarendra Pandey was a wealthy owner of property, which th e stepbrother would inherit. The prosecutor alleged that the murder was plotted with diabolical ingenuity. Benoyendra Pandey, aided by the doctor and friends unsuccessfully attempted to kill Amarendra Pandey by smearing tetanus germs inside his spectacles. The prosecutor alleged that Dr Taranath Blmttaeharya aidded by Dr. Sivapada, then obtained plague bacilli from the Hospital at Bombay. The germs were injected by. a pinprick while Amarendra Pandey was going home in a crowd. Amarenda Pandey died and Dr Sivapada Bhattasharya' allegedly issued a false certificate permitting cremation. The Crown suggested that the germs were first tried out on rats and guinea pigs.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 18 February 1935, Page 5
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