Special CBI Court Convicts 10 People For Brutal Murder Of UP Cop In 2013
Date
10/4/2024 3:20:37 PM
(MENAFN- Live Mint) Ten people were convicted on Friday for the murder of an Uttar Pradesh Police officer. Kunda circle officer Zia
Haque was brutally killed in March 2013 while travelling on duty to Ballipur village in Pratapgarh. The verdict also comes a year after the Supreme Court directed the CBI to further investigate the alleged role of UP MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh - better known as 'Raja Bhaiya' - in the murder.The verdict was delivered on Friday evening by a special CBI court . Those convicted have been identified as Phoolchand Yadav, Pawan Yadav, Manjeet Yadav, Ghanshyam Saroj, RAM Lakhan Gautam, Chotelal Yadav, Ram Aasre, Munne Patel, Shivram Pasi, and Jagat Bahadur Pal.
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