Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh: A court here has sentenced a 30-year-old man to life imprisonment with labour for the murder of a Dalit man in 2020, officials said on Saturday.
Special Public Prosecutor (SC-ST Act) Krishna Pratap Singh and Assistant District Government Advocate (Criminal) Harshvardhan Pandey said the incident took place on August 14, 2020 in Ballipur village in Mankapur area. Rahul (20) was stabbed to death when he opposed Sumitra Nandan (30) and two others for repeatedly molesting his sister. The victim’s mother Mainavati lodged a case against Nandan, Rakesh Chauhan and Abdul Qadir under relevant sections at the local police station. According to the prosecution, Nandan repeatedly harassed the complainant’s daughter.
When Rahul protested against this to the convict’s family, the three threatened to kill him. Later, Nandan along with Chauhan and Qadir attacked him and killed him. Police arrested Nandan the next day of the incident and recovered the weapon used in the murder. After completing the investigation, a chargesheet was filed against the three.
Special Judge (SC/ST Act) Surya Prakash Singh on Friday convicted Nandan and sentenced him to life imprisonment with hard labour and also imposed a fine of Rs 16,000 on him. In case of not paying the fine, the convict will have to spend an additional nine months in jail. The court acquitted Chauhan and Qadir due to lack of evidence.
Courtesy : Hindi News