AGRA: A UP police's Special Operations Group (SOG) constable, Virendra Singh , was sentenced to life imprisonment by the court of additional district judge Santosh Kumar Tripathi for shooting dead a 21-year-old man, Kanhaiya Kumar , at a wedding venue in 2015. The court, while passing the judgment on Tuesday, also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the convict.
The court order also mentioned, "It is a case of blatant misuse of power and weaponry. The crime was committed by a policeman whose primary responsibility is to protect people and uphold the law. When the protector becomes the predator, severe punishment is necessary to reflect the public's abhorrence towards the crime."
The crime took place on May 16, 2015, when Kanhaiya Kumar attended a wedding function at the house of one Mohan Singh in New Shanti Nagar. "Kanhaiya's father, Baini Ram, lodged a report at City Kotwali police station, stating that SOG constable Virendra Singh, along with three others, arrived at the venue, and after an argument, shot Kanhaiya with a 9mm service pistol. Kanhaiya was injured, and in an attempt to cover up the crime, Singh took him to hospital. The next morning, he dumped Kanhaiya's body in bushes near his house and fled," said additional district govt counsel Brajesh Kuntal.
The court order also mentioned, "It is a case of blatant misuse of power and weaponry. The crime was committed by a policeman whose primary responsibility is to protect people and uphold the law. When the protector becomes the predator, severe punishment is necessary to reflect the public's abhorrence towards the crime."
The crime took place on May 16, 2015, when Kanhaiya Kumar attended a wedding function at the house of one Mohan Singh in New Shanti Nagar. "Kanhaiya's father, Baini Ram, lodged a report at City Kotwali police station, stating that SOG constable Virendra Singh, along with three others, arrived at the venue, and after an argument, shot Kanhaiya with a 9mm service pistol. Kanhaiya was injured, and in an attempt to cover up the crime, Singh took him to hospital. The next morning, he dumped Kanhaiya's body in bushes near his house and fled," said additional district govt counsel Brajesh Kuntal.
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