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Time of India
5 days ago
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- Time of India
3 get life term in 10-year-old murder case in Mainpuri
AGRA: A local court in Mainpuri on Thursday sentenced three men to life imprisonment for the murder of a villager during the December 2015 panchayat election campaign in Bamauhari village under Dannahar police station. The court of ADJ Chetna Chauhan found Manoj Kumar, Uttam Kumar, and Indresh Kumar — all in their late 40s — guilty of murder. A fourth accused, Bhupendra, was acquitted due to lack of evidence, said ADGC Vipin Kumar. On Dec 5, 2015, the victim, Mahesh Kumar (40), was campaigning for Mujori, a candidate for village pradhan, when he was shot in the chest and killed by Manoj. According to a complaint filed by Mahesh's elder brother, Ramnaresh Singh, a resident of Bamauhari village, Mahesh was accompanied by Manoj alias Nitish, Bhupendra, Uttam, and Indresh during the campaign. Ramnaresh was also present. Manoj, Indresh, Bhupendra, and Uttam, who allegedly held a long-standing grudge against Mahesh, attacked and shot him in the chest with a country-made weapon. Mahesh collapsed and died on the spot. The accused fled the scene. A case was filed under IPC Sections 302 (murder), 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace). by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Is this legal? Access all TV channels without a subscription! Techno Mag Learn More Undo The accused were arrested, sent to jail, and later released on bail. During the investigation, the case against Bhupendra was dropped due to lack of evidence. Police later submitted a chargesheet against the remaining three accused. ADGC Vipin Kumar said that the court sentenced the convicts to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on each. All three were sent to jail.
Time of India
18-07-2025
- Time of India
Three of family get life term for murder
Sasaram: An additional district judge (ADJ) in Rohtas has awarded life-term imprisonment and significant fines to three people of a family, convicted in a decade-old murder case , on Friday. Convicts Sushil, Bhagwan and Suresh Paswan, all residents of Agrer police station area, were each fined Rs 5,000 by ADJ-19 Dinesh Kumar Pradhan. An FIR in the murder case of one Abhijeet Paswan was filed by his father Shankar, a resident of Agrer, at the local police station. According to additional public prosecutor Laxman Singh, the incident occurred on June 30, 2015, in Jigna village under Agrer police station. The complainant's son Abhijeet left home around 4pm for a walk and never returned. His family initiated a search, but their efforts proved fruitless until next morning when Abhijeet's body was discovered by village women in a field outside Jigna. The motive behind the killing was identified as a long-standing dispute over a street drain. During the trial, the prosecution presented eight witnesses. Based on the evidence and testimonies, the court found the accused guilty under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
Time of India
17-07-2025
- Time of India
Cops tweak murder report, court calls for action
Meerut: A court in Bareilly has directed the DGP and SSP to probe the "biased actions" of two investigating officers — Virendra Singh Rana and Shoaib Miya — for trying to protect a trader accused of orchestrating the murder of a city-based doctor over a property dispute in 2020. The court of ADJ observed that the "deliberate negligence by the IOs during their probe into a case of brutal murder is certainly worth a revisit..." "The IOs deliberately removed the name of accused Rohit Gupta, a trader, who hired his employee, Mohd Imran, to kill Dr Sanjay Singh . Before the chargesheet, Rohit's name was dropped, despite the trader being named by the victim's brother, Hariom Singh (also the eyewitness), in the FIR. After Hariom's testimony, prosecution filed an affidavit highlighting negligence, and the court allowed a trial. Rohit then challenged the order in Allahabad HC, which is pending. And Rohit is being separately tried in Bareilly court," ADGC Sachin Jaiswal told TOI on Thursday. Jaiswal added: "On Sept 16, 2020, Dr Sanjay, Hariom and their uncle were at the hospital. All of a sudden, Hariom heard the doctor screaming for help and they rushed towards him. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo There, they saw Imran stabbing him. Hariom tried to catch Imran, but he fled. Rohit, who was seen waiting outside the hospital, was accused of staging the attack. Hariom claimed Rohit had earlier issued threats to kill the doctor." During the trial, it was revealed that "the doctor ran a hospital on Rohit's land" in Bareilly. The local trader was pressuring him to vacate it, but the doctor asked for more time. The court observed: "Despite having this information, no evidence was collected regarding the property dispute and rivalry between Sanjay and Rohit, nor was this evidence presented before the court. Rather, in the last probe document, Rohit's name was separated from the investigation and a chargesheet was filed only against Imran." The court of ADJ, Amrita Shukla, on Wednesday while pulling up the two IOs for the "biased probe", sentenced Imran to life in jail for the doctor's murder along with a fine of Rs 40,000 on him. Meerut: A court in Bareilly has directed the DGP and SSP to probe the "biased actions" of two investigating officers — Virendra Singh Rana and Shoaib Miya — for trying to protect a trader accused of orchestrating the murder of a city-based doctor over a property dispute in 2020. The court of ADJ observed that the "deliberate negligence by the IOs during their probe into a case of brutal murder is certainly worth a revisit. .." "The IOs deliberately removed the name of accused Rohit Gupta, a trader, who hired his employee, Mohd Imran, to kill Dr Sanjay Singh. Before the chargesheet, Rohit's name was dropped, despite the trader being named by the victim's brother, Hariom Singh (also the eyewitness), in the FIR. After Hariom's testimony, prosecution filed an affidavit highlighting negligence, and the court allowed a trial. Rohit then challenged the order in Allahabad HC, which is pending. And Rohit is being separately tried in Bareilly court," ADGC Sachin Jaiswal told TOI on Thursday. Jaiswal added: "On Sept 16, 2020, Dr Sanjay, Hariom and their uncle were at the hospital. All of a sudden, Hariom heard the doctor screaming for help and they rushed towards him. There, they saw Imran stabbing him. Hariom tried to catch Imran, but he fled. Rohit, who was seen waiting outside the hospital, was accused of staging the attack. Hariom claimed Rohit had earlier issued threats to kill the doctor." During the trial, it was revealed that "the doctor ran a hospital on Rohit's land" in Bareilly. The local trader was pressuring him to vacate it, but the doctor asked for more time. The court observed: "Despite having this information, no evidence was collected regarding the property dispute and rivalry between Sanjay and Rohit, nor was this evidence presented before the court. Rather, in the last probe document, Rohit's name was separated from the investigation and a chargesheet was filed only against Imran." The court of ADJ, Amrita Shukla, on Wednesday while pulling up the two IOs for the "biased probe", sentenced Imran to life in jail for the doctor's murder along with a fine of Rs 40,000 on him.
Time of India
16-07-2025
- Time of India
Man gets life in jail for wife's murder, minor son's testimony nails him
Representative image. AGRA: A court in Aligarh sentenced a 35-year-old man to life imprisonment for strangling his wife to death in Nagla Banjara village under Gabhana police station on Feb 10, 2022. Key prosecution witnesses, including the victim's brother who filed the police complaint, turned hostile during trial, but the couple's five-year-old son testified against his father. The post-mortem report confirmed death due to strangulation. ADJ Sanjay Kumar Yadav also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on convict Akhilesh Singh, a pen vendor. A fter the woman was killed, her brother Ram Avtar filed a police complaint, alleging that his sister was killed by her in-laws over dowry demands. A case against Akhilesh was registered under relevant IPC sections, including 302 (murder), said ADGC J P Rajput. In his complaint, Avtar had stated: 'My sister Savitri (32) married Akhilesh, a resident of Nagla Banjara, in 2010. Around 5 am on the day of incident, I received a phone call informing me that my sister allegedly died by suicide. When I reached her home, I came to know that she was strangled to death by her husband and other members of her in-laws' family.' Akhilesh was arrested, and a chargesheet against him was later submitted before court. Though key witnesses turned hostile, the court relied on the testimony of the couple's minor son, who said his father was present at home at the time of the incident. Based on the testimonies and evidence, the court passed sentenced the convict on Monday, said Rajput.
Hans India
05-07-2025
- Hans India
Red sanders smuggler convicted for 5 years
Tirupati: RSS (Red Sanders Special) ADJ court on Friday awarded a smuggler five years imprisonment for smuggling red sanders logs. The court also ordered a penalty of Rs 6 lakhs. According to prosecution, the smugglers caught by the RSASTF(Red Sanders Anti-Smugging Task force) when they were smuggling red sanders logs in the forest area of Chamala range of Nagapatla beat, and was arrested under Cr No 23/2019. The smuggler Vellian was prosecuted in the ADJ court. The Judge Narasimha Murthy upheld the prosecution and sentenced the smuggler for 5 years imprisonment and Rs 6 lakhs penalty. Following the conviction, the smuggler was handed over to the authorities of Nellore Central prison.
