Lucknow: A special CBI court in Lucknow on Wednesday sentenced 10 convicts to life imprisonment in murder case of DSP Zia ul Haq.
Special CBI Judge Dhirendra Kumar had earlier on October 4 found accused Phoolchand Yadav, Pawan Yadav, Manjit Yadav, Ghanshyam Saroj, Ram Lakhan Gautam, Chote Lal Yadav, Ram Asre, Munna Patel, Shivram Pasi, and Jagat Bahadur Patel guilty in the 2013 murder case.
Also Read |
Six held for murder of Ghaziabad temple priest
The all convicts were sent to jail. The court also order to release other accused named Sunil in the absence of evidence.
Zia ul Haq killed in 2013
On March 2, 2013, Zia ul Haq was beaten with sticks before being shot dead. The incident had caused a political uproar in the state.
Also Read |
UP: Three killed over property dispute in Mau
Politician Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiya was also accused in the case, but he was given a clean chit from the court earlier.
