Raj Sadosh/Abohar.
The court of Additional District Sessions Judge Ajitpal Singh (Fazilka), has sentenced —Sunil Kumar alias Shalu and Pawan Kumar, both residents of Azeemgarh (Abohar)— to life imprisonment and directed to pay fine of Rs 5 lakh each for the kidnapping and murder of Arman Sandhu, a minor, as well as for demanding a ransom.
According to the information received, City-2 Police had registered a case (No. 129, dated October 18, 2019) based on the statement of the victim’s father, Baljinder Singh Sandhu (a resident of Nai Abadi).
The case was registered under Sections 364, 365, 302, and other relevant sections of the IPC. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) later arrested Sunil Kumar alias Shalu and Pawan Kumar on November 22, 2019. During the interrogation, the two reportedly confessed to kidnapping and murdering Arman, and subsequently burying his body in the ground near Malout Road.
The police recovered the body of the deceased in the presence of the family. Following identification and a post-mortem examination, the body was handed over to the relatives.
Both accused were produced before the court, where the charge sheet was submitted against them.
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