Six get death for kidnapping, murder

Additional District Judge 1 Rampravesh Sharma found the six accused guilty of the crime. Barring one Gorakh Nath Singh, all those held guilty are in the age-group of 18-20 years. They were held guilty under different sections of the IPC8211;364A, kidnapping for ransom; 302, murder; and 120B, conspiracy.

In a state where kidnapping for ransom continues to be rampant this is a significant judgment and police officials feel that it will go a long way in deterring criminals from committing such heinous crimes. 8220;It is yet another result of the speedy trial drive launched by the state police. Now criminals cannot hope to go unpunished,8221; said Additional DG, Abhyanand, the man behind the speedy trial drive.

The case was initially under trial in the Session8217;s court and later transferred to ADJ Sharma8217;s court. So far, hundreds of such pending cases have been taken up for speedy trial under a drive launched by the Government.