Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Nov 6: A local Court today sentenced eight accused to imprisonment who were found guilty in the killing of a Sarpanch in Hajin area of Bandipora district 7 years ago.
Principal District and Sessions Judge Bandipora, Mohammad Ibrahim Wani, sentenced the main accused to 10 years imprisonment with a fine of Rs 30, 000 while six accomplices were sentenced to three year and one month imprisonment and a woman accused involved was also sentenced to six months imprisonment.
All the persons were convicted last week after they were found involved in the killing of Sarpanch, Abdul Rashid Wagay of village Kathpora Hajin.
The main accused Ghulam Ahmad Parray, a resident of Kathpora has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and fine of Rs 30,000 after being found guilty under Section 304-II RPC. He was further sentenced to three years for offences punishable u/s 341 RPC. The sentences imposed shall, however, run concurrently.
The other accused – Shakeel Ahmad Khan, Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, M Sultan Parray, Showkat Ahmad Parray, Firdous Ahmad Parray and Feroz Ahmad Parray were found guilty under Sections 147 and 341 RPC and were sentenced to imprisonment of three years and one month.
The court has further ordered that the period of imprisonment undergone by the accused persons during the investigation/trial of the case shall be set off against the sentence imposed.
The Sarpanch accompanied by his two PSOs had gone to the shop of accused Shakeel Ahmad Khan and demanded a gas cylinder from him in 2014.
On refusal of giving gas cylinder by Shakeel Ahmad Khan, an altercation had taken place between the deceased and Khan. Later, other family members of Khan joined in the fight and during this, the deceased was hit on his head by a blow of bat given by accused Ghulam Ahmad Parray who later succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS Soura.
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