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On July 13, 2013, Manish Kumar Barara, a Ludhiana-based industrialist who runs an concern portion successful Doraha, was kidnapped adjacent Malhipur colony of Doraha on with his driver, erstwhile they were connected the mode backmost to Ludhiana metropolis successful their BMW vehicle. (Representational)
A Ludhiana tribunal of Additional Session Judge Harbans Singh Lekhi convicted 7 accused and handed them beingness imprisonment successful the 2013 industrialist’s kidnapping and Rs 5 crore ransom case, Monday. While 4 others person been acquitted, 2 died during the trial.
On July 13, 2013, Manish Kumar Barara, a Ludhiana-based industrialist who runs an concern portion successful Doraha, was kidnapped adjacent Malhipur colony of Doraha on with his driver, erstwhile they were connected the mode backmost to Ludhiana metropolis successful their BMW vehicle. His household including begetter Harminder Pal had got him freed aft paying Rs 5 crore arsenic ransom to the kidnappers. Police had aboriginal identified the main accused arsenic Gurarpan Chauhan, besides a businessman who had suffered immense losses and wanted casual money.
Police said that Chauhan and his woman Deepali Bassi had weaved an full conspiracy to kidnap Manish, and progressive different accomplices. The accused had kidnapped Manish portion being dressed arsenic a policeman and utilizing amerciable weapons, constabulary had said. An FIR successful the lawsuit was registered astatine Doraha constabulary station. Later, an magnitude of Rs 4.60 crore was recovered by Himachal Pradesh constabulary from the car (Alto) of different accused Sahil Chandel.
Advocate SC Gupta, counsel for the victim, said that 7 accused – Gurarpan Chauhan, Deepali Bassi, Himmat Singh, Sonu Chaurasia, Tony, Amit Kumar and Sahil Chandel – were handed beingness imprisonment by the court, Monday.
“According to the constabulary probe, Deepali Bassi and his antheral person Chauhan were the masterminds down the full conspiracy. They knew that the victim’s fiscal information was precise bully truthful they kidnapped him for casual money. Bassi was besides passing instructions to different accused via SMS. She was contiguous connected the spot wherever the unfortunate was taken aft being kidnapped and aboriginal erstwhile his household had fixed Rs 5 crore ransom to get their lad released,” Gupta said.
Two different accused – Sarabjit Singh and Dharma – died during the proceedings portion 4 others – Amandeep Singh, Balaji, Parminder Singh and Gopal Krishan – person been acquitted by the court, Gupta said.
The FIR successful the lawsuit was registered nether the sections 364A, 307, 323, 324, 171, 148, 149, 120B, 506, 201 of IPC and 25 of Arms Act, astatine Doraha constabulary station.
Gupta said that the tribunal has sentenced six accused to beingness imprisonment (except Bassi) nether the conception 364-A of IPC (kidnapping for ransom) portion Bassi has been convicted nether the conception 120-B (criminal conspiracy) arsenic good on with different sections.
A full of 45 witnesses were examined successful the case, Gupta said, adding that the tribunal has ordered that an magnitude of Rs 2 lakh would beryllium fixed to the unfortunate arsenic compensation from the good to beryllium paid by the accused.
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