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A local court on Friday delivered its verdict in the high-profile 2018 Syana violence case, sentencing five individuals to life imprisonment for the murder of Inspector Subodh Kumar.
Additionally, 33 others were sentenced to seven years in prison for their involvement in rioting, arson, and attempted murder.
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The judgment was pronounced by the district court after all 38 accused were convicted on Wednesday. The quantum of punishment was announced on Friday.
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The Special Court of Additional District Judge (12), Gopal Ji, handed life sentences to five individuals — Prashant Nat, David, Joni, Rahul, and Lokendra, and imposed a cash fine of ₹20,000 on each of them.
The remaining 33 convicts were sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment along with a fine of ₹2,000 each.
According to government counsel Yashpal Raghav, 80 per cent of the total fine amount will be awarded to the widow of Inspector Subodh Kumar, who was killed during the violence.
Those sentenced include a district panchayat member, a village head, leaders from the BJP and Nishad Party, and a city-level office-bearer of the RSS.
Police had initially filed charges against 44 people in connection with the case. Of these, five have since died, and the case of one minor is being heard in juvenile court.
The case stems from an incident on December 3, 2018, when remains of slaughtered cattle were discovered in Mahav village under the jurisdiction of Syana police station. The discovery triggered outrage among right-wing groups and local villagers.
According to police, accused Yogesh Raj and his associates gathered a crowd and incited violence. The mob loaded the cattle remains onto a tractor-trolley and marched to the Chingrawathi police outpost on the Bulandshahr highway, blocking the road.
When police attempted to intervene, the crowd turned violent, pelted stones, and eventually set the outpost on fire.
During the clash, then-inspector Subodh Kumar was killed while trying to control the situation. A local youth, Sumit, also died from gunshot wounds sustained during the violence.
In the aftermath, police registered cases against 10 individuals for cow slaughter, which helped de-escalate the tension.
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