A particular NIA court docket right here sentenced 28 convicts to life imprisonment on Friday in reference to the Kasganj violence case.
Particular decide Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi additionally imposed a fantastic of Rs 80,000 on every convict.
On Thursday, the particular NIA court docket right here on Thursday convicted 28 individuals in reference to the homicide of Chandan Gupta, who was shot lifeless in a communal conflict that broke out throughout a 2018 Tiranga Yatra in Kasganj. The accused had been convicted on costs of homicide, tried homicide, rioting and insulting the nationwide flag.
The case drew vital consideration after Chandan Gupta’s loss of life sparked riots within the area.
The court docket on Friday sentenced the convicts to life imprisonment.
Earlier, on the quantum of sentence, the court docket heard the pleas of the defence in addition to the prosecution, which had demanded the severest punishment for all of the convicts.
The Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) court docket acquitted Nasiruddin and Asim Qureshi, citing a scarcity of adequate proof to convict them.
