BAREILLY: Two brothers who killed their father’s alleged killer in Budaun in 2017, along with help of their uncle and two cousins, were sentenced to life imprisonment by the court of additional district and sessions judge in Bareilly, reports Kanwardeep Singh. Court slapped Rs 30,000 each on convicts Kunwarpal Singh and Amarpal Singh (who are siblings) and Rs 25,000 on their uncle Nareshpal Singh and cousins Shivam and Hari Om.
On Dec 16, 2017, Mahipal Singh and his brother Ajay Pal went to Hazratpur. On their way back, Kunwarpal, his brother and 3 kin, shot Mahipal dead. Mahipal’s wife Dineshwati Devi lodged an FIR on Dec 17, 2017. A chargesheet was filed against the accused under sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention). A country-made pistol and cartridges were recovered from the accused.
Monday, the judge sentenced all five to life imprisonment. Public prosecutor Atul Singh told TOI, “Kunwarpal and his aides killed Mahipal to avenge the murder of their father, Sumer Singh, 23 years back. That case was closed due to lack of evidence.”
