Chhattisgarh: Former Odisha MLA gets life imprisonment for 2016 murder of mother-daughter duo
2 years, 8 months ago

Chhattisgarh: Former Odisha MLA gets life imprisonment for 2016 murder of mother-daughter duo

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Co-accused Vardhan Toppo, Anup Sai’s driver, who was also arrested was acquitted for lack of evidence Raigarh: A court in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district on Saturday sentenced a former MLA from Odisha to life imprisonment for the murder of a mother-daughter duo in 2016. Additional District and Session Judge Kamlesh Jagdalla convicted Anup Sai under Indian Penal Code sections 302 and 120B and also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on him, Public Prosecutor Deepak Sharma said. “Besides, he was also awarded seven years rigorous imprisonment under section 201 of the IPC along with a fine of Rs 5,000. Sai and Toppo were arrested in February 2020 by Raigarh Police and charged under IPC sections 302, 201 and 120B of the IPC.

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Hindustan Times  

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