All 28 convicts have been sentenced to life imprisonment in the Chandan Gupta murder case of Kasganj. After a long wait of 6 years, 11 months and 7 days, the punishment has been announced today. On January 26, 2018, Chandan Gupta was murdered during the Tiranga Yatra in Kasganj district of UP. From then till today, Chandan’s family fought a long legal battle and today the punishment has been announced.
How was Chandan Gupta murdered?
It is known that after the Chandan Gupta murder case, tremendous tension had spread in Kasganj. There was vandalism, arson and stone pelting. This incident created a stir in the entire country. Today the culprits of this scandal case will be punished. In such a situation, strict security arrangements have been made outside the court. Police is alert in Kasganj also.
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28 convicted, two acquitted
Let us tell you that NIA Special Court Judge Vivekananda Sharan Tripathi had on Thursday convicted 28 accused in the Chandan Gupta murder case. At the same time, two accused Naseeruddin and Asim Qureshi were acquitted giving the benefit of doubt. 20 people were named in the FIR lodged by Chandan’s father Sushil Gupta.
There were 30 accused in the charge sheet
After investigation, the police increased the names of 11 more accused and filed a charge sheet against a total of 30 accused. On April 26, 2018, Kasganj police filed a charge sheet after investigation. At present, out of total 28 accused, one accused Munajir Rafi is already in jail. Munajir Rafi, Kasganj’s lawyer Mohini Tomar, is in jail in the murder case.
Who were convicted?
Let us tell you that in the Chandan Gupta murder case, the special court of NIA has arrested Asif Qureshi alias Hitler, Aslam Qureshi, Asim Qureshi, Shabab, Saqib, Munajir Rafi, Aamir Rafi, Salim, Wasim, Naseem, Bablu, Akram, Taufiq, Mohsin, Rahat. , Salman, Asif, Asif Gymwala, Nishu, Wasif, Imran Shamshad, Zafar, Shakir, Khalid Parvez, Faizan, Imran, Shakir, Zahid alias Jagga have been held guilty. All of them have been convicted under sections 147, 148, 307/149, 302/149, 341, 336, 504, 506 of the IPC.
Which accused were acquitted?
Let us tell you that the NIA court has acquitted accused Nasruddin and accused Asim Qureshi. Both of them have been acquitted by the court due to lack of evidence. Along with this, the accused named Azizuddin died during the hearing.
The murder took place on January 26, 2018.
Chandan Gupta was shot on 26 January 2018 when he was participating in the Tiranga Yatra. During the Tiranga Yatra itself, two communities came face to face. Then there was a dispute and Chandan Gupta was shot dead. After this incident, violence broke out in Kasganj also and a lot of anger was seen across UP regarding this incident. Chandan’s family and especially his father fought a long struggle to get the culprits punished.
Kasganj was burnt in the fire of violence
It is noteworthy that after this incident the atmosphere in the state had heated up. Kasganj was in flames of violence. In the case, the police had arrested the main accused three brothers Wasim, Naseem, Salim along with more than 100 people. However, later many people were released. Chandan’s father struggled a lot in this legal battle that lasted for 8 years. Now the court’s decision has come. At the same time, after the incident, the government had announced to build a square in Kasganj in the name of Chandan Gupta.