Mirchpur: Life term to 3, five get 5 yrs in jail

Express news service, Tue, Nov 01, 2011, New Delhi:

A Delhi court today awarded life sentence to three persons for their role in the April 2010 killing of a 70-year-old Dalit and his physically-challenged daughter in Haryana’s Mirchpur.

Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Kamini Lau sentenced Kulwinder, Ramphal and Rajender to life under the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

The court sentenced five others to five years’ jail along with a fine of Rs 20,000 each. Baljeet, Karambir, Karampal, Dharambir and Bobal were convicted for rioting, causing hurt, and setting ablaze victims’ houses.

The court said the fine recovered from the convicts would be given to the victims as compensation.

Seven convicts were released on probation of good conduct for a year with supervision after furnishing of personal bonds of Rs 10,000 each. The court held that Sumit, Pradeep, Rajpal, Sunil, Rishi, Monu and Pradeep were first-time offenders and were not guilty under the SC/ST Act.

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