Widow of falsely accused murder suspect plans to sue Scottish authorities

Widow of falsely accused murder suspect plans to sue Scottish authorities4 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePaul O'HareBBC ScotlandSougat MukherjeeSougat Mukherjee pictured with his wife Sapna in 2014, before he was accused of Tracey Wylde's murderThe widow of a businessman who was falsely accused of a 1997 murder has urged the Indian prime minister to back her family's bid to sue the Scottish authorities.Sougat Mukherjee was 44 when he died in Mumbai in 2023 - almost four years after Tracey Wilde's real killer was brought to justice in Glasgow.Sougat's wife Sapna said her husband's life was "irreversibly destroyed" after being labelled a suspect and is seeking compensation and an Indian government inquiry into the circumstances.Police Scotland said it did not comment on legal proceedings. Scottish prosecutors previously said they gave careful consideration to any reports of alleged criminal conduct which were submitted by police.The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) said action was taken if there was sufficient evidence of a crime, and that cases were kept under review.Widow of falsely accused murder suspect plans to sue Scottish authoritiesSapna, 45, said her husband had a successful career when he was told in 2014 that he was a wanted man on the other side of the world.In the weeks that followed, the father-of-three's life imploded as he became involved in a protracted extradition battle.Sougat's name was eventually cleared after a DNA breakthrough but his family say he never recovered from the stigma.Sapna has now appealed to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to back her bid to sue Police Scotland and the COPFS. Sapna told BBC Scotland News her husband suffered from severe clinical depression as a result of being labelled a murder suspect.He died on 17 January 2023 from acute liver cirrhosis. She said: "The world needs to know that an innocent man's life was completely and...