Revisiting the Ranga-Billa case, rapist-murder of Navy youngsters Geeta & Sanjay Chopra and their loss of life penalty – Firstpost

Premiering on January 10, Netflix’s Black Warrant is a first-of-its-kind jail drama led by Zahan Kapoor, with a stellar ensemble that includes Rahul Bhat, Paramvir Singh Cheema, Anurag Thakur, Sidhant Gupta, and particular appearances from Rajshri Deshpande, Tota Roy Chaudhary and Rajendra Gupta. From the artistic powerhouse of Vikramaditya Motwane and Satyanshu Singh, who function showrunners and administrators alongside Ambiecka Pandit, Arkesh Ajay and Rohin Raveendran Nair, Black Warrant guarantees a uncooked, unfiltered dive into India’s largest jail, Tihar.

Ranga and Billa case

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Netflix sequence talks in regards to the Ranga and Billa case and the way they have been hanged. The Geeta and Sanjay Chopra kidnapping case also referred to as the Ranga-Billa case concerned the kidnapping, rape and homicide of two Navy youngsters. The incident came about in 1978 in New Delhi.  In response to stories the 2 youngsters have been kidnapped for ransom, however once they realised that they have been youngsters of Naval officers, the children have been killed as a result of Ranga and Billa thought their father wouldn’t have the ability to pay the ransom.

How Geeta and Sanjay Chopra have been kidnapped?

Geeta was a second yr pupil of Jesus and Mary School, New Delhi and her brother Sanjay, was a 14-year-old pupil within the tenth commonplace of the Trendy Faculty. They used to stay within the Protection Officers Enclave in Dhaula Kuan. They left their house to take part in a programme known as Yuva Vani on All India Radio.

They couldn’t make it to the programme and have been kidnapped, raped and murdered by Ranga and Billa. As per the Black Warrant present, the children took elevate from these two males to achieve the radio station. However later they realised that they have been kidnapped and have been taken to the improper place. The children struggled to cease the opposite individuals on the street. The siblings left their home at 6:15 pm. Their father was supposed to choose them up from the radio station at 9 pm. They have been to achieve the All India Radio workplace on the Sansad Marg by 7 pm.

Individuals on the street tried to cease the dashing automobile of the abductors, however they failed. In response to stories out there on the archive, at 6:30 pm, a person named Bhagwan Dass had observed a mustard color Fiat automobile, whereas travelling from Gurudwara Bangla Sahib in the direction of North Avenue, close to the yoga ashram at Gole Dak Khana. There was one other man on a bicycle who tried stopping the automobile however failed. Dass known as the police management room informing in regards to the incident.

When the dad and mom switched on the radio at 8 pm to take heed to their daughter, they realised that her daughter’s slot was given to another person. When the criticism was lodged by Dass, the police didn’t take rapid motion. Later two decomposed our bodies have been discovered by Dhani Ram, grazing his cows in Delhi Ridge on 28 August 1978, at 6 pm. Mother and father have been known as by the police to establish the our bodies. They recognized the our bodies as their youngsters. The post-mortem report couldn’t discover out whether or not there was sexual assault or not because the our bodies have been utterly decomposed.

A nationwide manhunt was launched for the killers. They have been caught by some military jawans whereas boarding at Agra, the army compartment of the Delhi-bound Howrah-Kalka Mail.

Each Ranga and Billa confessed to their crime however later mentioned that the police tortured and compelled a confession from them. The duo apparently, got here to Delhi to flee from Bombay police.

Demise sentence for Ranga and Billa

In response to stories, on November 16, 1979, justices VD Misra and FS Gill of the Delhi excessive courtroom in a 128-page order confirmed the loss of life sentences by the classes courtroom to Ranga and Billa for the homicide of the Chopra youngsters in August 1978.

About Netflix’s Black Warrant

Black Warrant talks about this case and extra such instances.

(With added inputs from businesses)

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