Additional Sessions Judge Neena Bansal Krishna sentenced Uttar Pradesh natives Ashok and Raj Kumar along with South Delhi residents Ramveer, Kamla, Jamaluddin and Luvkush for beating the complainant Satish and stabbing his brother Bhagwati to death over a property dispute.
The judge sentenced all the convicts to varying jail terms after convicting them under section 304-Part I (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of Indian Penal Code (IPC).
"Convict Ashok is sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of eight years... Kamla is sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of five years... Luvkush is sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of four years.
"Ramveer is sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of six years..Jamaluddin is sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of five years..Rajkumar is sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of eight years," the judge said rejecting their counsel's plea for leniency.
According to the prosecution, Satish and his family had been living as tenants in convict Kamla's house in South Delhi and had paid an amount of Rs 80,000 in two installments for purchasing the house from her.
However, Kamla had subsequently refused to transfer the house in their name and had told them to vacate the house or face dire consequences, it had said.
In his testimony, Satish had said that on January 13, 2006, the convicts armed with pipes, knives and country-made pistols forcibly entered the house and started beating him on the instigation of Kamla.
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On hearing the commotion, his brother and sister-in-law rushed to his aid.
In the ensuing scuffle, his brother Bhagwati was stabbed while he was injured with a knife, Satish had said, adding that one of the convicts had threatened to shoot his sister-in-law with a country-made pistol if she raised an alarm.