2013 Pratapgarh clash: 10 get life term in DySP lynching case

Last week, the tribunal had fixed Wednesday for sentencing aft uncovering each the 10 accused blameworthy nether IPC conception 302 (murder), 353 , 147 (rioting) and 323 (voluntarily causing hurt). The accused, who were retired connected bail, were past taken into custody and sent to jail. On Wednesday, aft proceeding the prosecution and the defence, the tribunal handed down beingness imprisonment to each 10 accused, said K P Singh, Special Public Prosecutor for the CBI.

All the convicts are from Pratapgarh and respective of them are related to the slain colony pradhan, Nanhey Yadav. The convicts are Phool Chand Yadav, Pawan Yadav, Manjeet Yadav, Ghanshyam Saroj, Ram Lakhan Gautam, Chotte Lal Yadav, Ram Asrey, Munna Patel, Shivram Pasi and Jagat Bahadur Pal.

The tribunal examined 32 prosecution witnesses and 12 defence witnesses.

The tribunal besides imposed a good of Rs 19,500 connected each convict, directing that fractional of the full magnitude beryllium fixed to the slain DySP’s wife, Parveen Azad, Singh said. On Wednesday, the accused were brought to the tribunal amid choky information arrangements.

According to the prosecution, connected March 2, 2013, the DySP was attacked erstwhile helium reached adjacent the location of the colony pradhan. He was beaten up with hockey sticks and rods. Haque was taken to a hospital, wherever helium was declared dormant by doctors.