NEW DELHI: The Saket Courtroom of Delhi on Saturday sentenced 4 convicts to life imprisonment for killing TV journalist Soumya Vishwanathan in 2008. The courtroom sentenced life imprisonment to Ravi Kapoor, Amit Shukla, Baljeet Malik, and Ajay Kumar who have been lately convicted underneath Indian Penal Code part 302 (homicide) and Maharashtra Management of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) provisions for committing organised crime ensuing within the dying of any individual.
The fifth convict, specifically Ajay Sethi, has been sentenced to a interval of three years of jail time period within the case. He was earlier convicted underneath IPC Part 411 (dishonestly receiving stolen property) and MCOCA provisions for conspiring to abetting, aiding in, or knowingly facilitating organised crime and receiving proceeds of organised crime.
Further Periods Choose Ravindra Kumar Pandey whereas passing judgement within the case, directed that the sentence of the 4 accused will run consecutively. The Courtroom additionally imposed a high-quality of Rs 7.25 lakh on convict Ajay Sethi. The courtroom nevertheless set off his sentence as he had already undergone over imprisonment within the case.
On October 26, the courtroom referred to as for a pre-sentence report (PSR) earlier than listening to the quantum of the sentence. The principal secretary of the Delhi authorities was directed to assign to any Probationary Officer (PO) for the duty of submitting the PSR.
Further Periods Choose Pandey had earlier convicted 4 accused specifically Ravi Kapoor, Ajay Kumar, Baljeet Malik and Amit Shukla for the offence of homicide and working a criminal offense syndicate underneath MCOCA.
One other accused, Ajay Sethi was convicted of incomes the proceeds of crime. Soumya Vishwanathan, a TV Journalist was shot useless on September 30, 2008, whereas returning house from work in her automotive round 3:30 am. Police had claimed theft was the motive behind her killing.