02-08-2025
Six get life term in teacher murder case
Buxar: Six people were sentenced to life imprisonment on Saturday in connection with the 2019 murder of a govt school teacher in Bhikhapur village under the Itadhi police station area in Buxar district.
The judgment was delivered by the court of principal district and additional sessions judge-IV, Anupam Kumari, after hearing arguments from both the prosecution and defence and examining witness testimonies. Monetary penalties were also imposed.
According to additional public prosecutors Rajendra Prasad and Kripa Rai, the incident occurred on the morning of July 19, 2019. Satyendra was on his way to collect milk when he was attacked near a peepal tree by Radheshyam Giri, Shivdani Giri, Jaiprakash Singh and Banarasi Giri.
Shortly afterwards, Prince Giri and Gunjan Giri arrived on a motorcycle and fatally shot him in the head. The deceased's father lodged an FIR naming all six accused — Jaiprakash Singh, Radheshyam Giri, Shivdani Giri, Gunjan Giri, Prince Giri and Banarasi Giri — and claimed the motive for the murder was a land dispute.
The prosecution produced 10 witnesses to support its case. Based on the evidence and testimonies, the court found all six accused guilty.
Radheshyam Giri, Shivdani Giri, Jaiprakash Singh, and Banarasi Giri were sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs 50,000 each under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. They were also sentenced to two years' imprisonment and fined Rs 5,000 each under Section 148 IPC for rioting.
Prince Giri and Gunjan Giri, who were identified as the shooters, were also sentenced to life imprisonment. In addition, they received three years' imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000 each under Section 148.
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