BAREILLY: The court of additional district and sessions judge in Bareilly on Friday awarded life imprisonment to a man for killing a witness while he was out on bail for refusing to compromise in a 2004 murder case. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 50 on the accused identified as Harishankar Lal.
The incident was reported from Thiriya Kalyanpur village under the limits of Shahi police station on March 18, 2010. Horilal, who’s son Shishupal was killed by Harishankar over property dispute in 2004, was on his way back home with his brother Niranjan Lal, an employee of district co-operative society, when the accused Harishankar had opened indiscriminate firing. While Horilal managed to escape, Niranjan sustained multiple bullet injuries and died on the spot.
Police had later arrested Harishankar and charged him under IPC section 302 (murder). A chargesheet was filed against him in the court in 2011.
Additional district government counsel (ADGC), Santosh Srivastava, said, “Harishankar and his brother Bhagwandas were jailed for killing Shishupal in 2004. Horilal and his brother Niranjan were witnesses in that murder case. After securing bail, Harishankar was pressuring Horilal to compromise but he refused. Therefore, he attempted to kill him but Niranjan ended up dead.”
The ADGC added, “The accused was caught with the murder weapon. After examining the evidence produced in the court, Harishankar was found guilty and awarded life sentence. He was on bail when the judgement was pronounced and was immediately taken into custody and sent to jail.”
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