Balwant Singh Rajoana gets two-and-half-year sentence under Arms Act

The then inspector of Sadar police station D S Malli had arrested Rajoana and recovered a pistol along with four cartridges from him,as per FIR.

Rajoana was produced in the Court and after pronouncing the sentence,he told media persons,”I was blessed by the almighty.”

He also raised slogans of ‘Khalistan Zindabad’.

Rajona was also facing sentence of 10-year in an Explosive Act case.

Rajoana is also facing death sentence for assassination of former Punjab CM Beant Singh and his execution was scheduled for March 31,2012.

On March 28,2012,Union Home Ministry stayed his execution following clemency appeals filed by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.