A court here on Friday sentenced three people to life imprisonment for the murder of an RTI activist 11 years ago.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Mukesh Chand Arya also imposed a fine of Rs 21,000-21,000 on the three convicts. One of the accused Somlal had died during the pendency of the case.
Government advocate Anuj Kumar Saini told that on February 14, 2012, RTI activist and retired teacher Jagdish Prasad Chauhan was murdered in a field near his house in Ferupur village of Pathri area.
Chauhan’s son Gun Bahadur had filed a case against Bablu, Dharamjit and Somlal, residents of Ferupur village, and Dilip Rana of Dhanpura village. The complainant had told the police that Chauhan had sought information about the accused under RTI, due to which they killed his father.
(With inputs from PTI)
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