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| Court convicts 3 accused in JDA double murder case after 8 yrs trial | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 05- After over eight years of investigation and trial the Sessions Court today convicted three accursed in JDA double murder case and adjourned the case on the quantum of punishment.
Principal Sessions Judge Jammu SS Sarangal today convicted Balwan Singh son of Bashesher Chand resident of Janipur, Gandharb Singh son of Amar Chand of Channi Himmat and Dev Raj SGC PSO facing trial in a much publicized double murder case which took place on April 24, 2001 in the JDA Complex Panama Chowk in which accused committed murder of murder of Pardeep Kumar and Kamal Raj and seriously injured complainant Sanjeev Kumar.
According to the prosecution case on April 24, 2001 Inspector Shamsher Singh Parihar then SHO Police Station Bahu Fort Jammu recorded the statement of injured Sanjeev Kumar son of Dev Raj resident of Jeevan Nagar in GMC Jammu where the injured was admitted. In his statement injured Sanjeev Kumar, a transporter, stated that he had gone to General Bus Stand in connection with some transport work, where he met Pardeep Kumar Gupta alias Deepa son Mani Ram resident of Talab Tillo Jammu, also a transporter at General Bus Stand. Deepa told the complainant as well as Kamal Raj alias Papu son of Kundan Lal resident of Narwal Pain to accompany him to JDA office Panama Chowk Jammu, Complainant and Kamal Raj accompanied Deepa to JDA Office at 11.30 am. While talking to each other Balwan Singh and Gandharb Singh accompanied by a PSO, who was having AK-47 rifle with him, appeared there and accused Balwan Singh who was having enmity with Pardeep Kumar started abusing Pardeep Kumar and on objection to it by Pardeep Kumar, Gandharb Singh also started beating Pardeep Kumar, on this, complainant and Kamal Raj intervened in order to rescue Pardeep Kumar, the Balwan Singh and Gandharb Singh shouted and asked their PSO, who was in uniform, that he should start firing from his AK-47 rifle and kill them whereas accused Balwan Singh snatched a 12 bore rifle from the hands of Gandharb Singh. On hearing the command of Balwan Singh and Gandharb Singh PSO opened fire upon complainant Pardeep Kumar and Kamal Raj. The complainant Pardeep Kumar and Kamal Raj fell down in injured condition and they were bleeding profusely. Accused Balwan Singh beaten the complainant with the but of 12 bore rifle while he was lying on the ground, both the accused Balwan Singh and Gandharb Singh dragged the complainant and thrown him out from the window. He reached up to the road by crawling and from their reached at Railway Station by auto and from their, his driver Bakshi took him to GMC Jammu. Legs of the complainant were broken, whereas Pardeep Kumar and Kamal Raj succumbed to their injuries in the hospital, besides one employee of the JDA had also been admitted in the hospital due to the firing. Police after investigation, arrested the accused persons and after completion of the investigation presented challan in the Court of law. The court convicted all the three accused u/s 302/307/109/34 RPC and adjourned the case on the quantum of sentence. JNF
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