UP Man, His Son Jailed For Life For Murder Over Family Dispute In 2019

A Bareilly court has sentenced a father and son to life for murdering a man in 2019 over a dispute after the victim's brother allegedly eloped with a young woman from the convicts' family, an official said on Tuesday.

Special Judge (SC/ST Act) Abhay Srivastava on Monday convicted Kashinath and his son Rohit, residents of Ramganga Nagar Colony under Bithri Chainpur police station area, and sentenced them to imprisonment for life, besides imposing a fine of Rs 60,000 on each, according to the Additional District Government Counsel (ADGC) Swatantra Pathak.

The prosecution said a case was registered under Sections 452 (house trespass) and 302 (murder) of the erstwhile Indian Penal Code and Section 3(2)(5) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act on the complaint of Kranti Devi.

She alleged that her brother Satnam had eloped with a young woman belonging to Kashinath's family, leading to enmity between the two families.

On July 9, 2019, Kashinath and Rohit allegedly entered her house around 11 am and attacked her other brother, Kamal (28), who was lying on a bed, with knives.

The accused fled after leaving Kamal critically injured, believing him to be dead. Family members rushed him to hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries on the way, Pathak said.

Following investigation, police filed a chargesheet against the two accused. During the trial, the prosecution examined eight witnesses.

After hearing both sides, the court found Kashinath and Rohit guilty of house trespass and murder and awarded them life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 60,000 each, the prosecutor said.

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