Ghaziabad fake encounter: 4 UP cops get life sentence for 1996 Bhojpur murders -Peeyush Khandelwal

-Hindustan Times

Ghaziabad (U.P.): A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Wednesday sentenced four Uttar Pradesh cops including a Station House Officer to life imprisonment in the Ghaziabad fake encounter case. The four - inspector of Bhojpur police station, a sub inspector and two constables - were convicted for gunning down four daily wagers in an encounter in Bhojpur in November 1996.

The four cops were held guilty of murder, destruction of evidence and giving false evidence on February 20.

During the alleged encounter, four youngsters - Jalaluddin, Jasbir, Ashok and Pravesh - were gunned down by cops, terming them as criminals, on the afternoon of November 8, 1996 - the day of Dhanteras festival.

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