The 39-Year-Old Murder – The Assassination of India’s Railway Minister and the Longest Trial in Indian History

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This book chronicles the longest murder trial in Indian criminal history—the assassination of Railway Minister Lalit Narayan Mishra. The incident occurred when a grenade was hurled at him as he stepped down after delivering a public speech. The minister later succumbed to his injuries.
The trial, involving more than 200 witnesses, stretched on for nearly four decades, making it one of the longest criminal proceedings in India’s judicial history. The book explores the conspiracy behind the assassination, the painfully slow pace of the investigation and trial, and the final verdict, in which four individuals were sentenced to life imprisonment.