6 get life term for Kaithal youth's murder
A court of Additional District and Sessions Judge, Kaithal, Nandita Kaushik on Tuesday sentenced six persons to life imprisonment in a murder of a youth.
As per the complaint filed by Ram Kumar, a resident of Narad village of Kaithal district, the incident occurred on May 31, 2019 when his son Suni had gone to a temple in Kaithal in his car. Meanwhile, five unidentified persons on two bikes blocked his path and forcibly pulled his son out of the car. They attacked his son with sharp weapons, sticks and roads. Sunil sustained severe injuries. Despite medical treatment, Sunil was declared dead.
Following the incident, a case was registered at the city police station. During the investigation, the police arrested Gurmel, Vicky, Ashok Kumar, all residents of Narad; Ankit, Sandeep, and Rajkumar, all residents of Farsamajra. After gathering substantial evidence, the police presented the case in the court and pursued it by producing witnesses during the trial.
The court's 80-page verdict found Gurmel, Ankit, Sandeep, Rajkumar, and Vicky guilty, sentencing them to life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 60,500 each. Ashok was also sentenced to life imprisonment but fined Rs 70,500. As many as 29 witnesses had recorded their statements in this case.