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In Uttar Pradesh, a Pratapgarh local court sentenced life imprisonment to six people, accused in a 1995 murder case. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 24,000 on each of the accused. Kripa Shankar, a local leader filed the petition in 1995, claiming Harivansh Tiwari; Anoop (Umesh) Om Prakash, alias Nanhe; Rajesh Kumar, alias Lallu; Anant Kumar Tiwari and Kamlesh Kumar Pandey, allegedly killed his nephew Suresh Narayan.

A special CBI court remanded four persons, arrested in connection with the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. The four accused, Abu Bakar, Saiyad Qureshi, Mohammad Shoeb Qureshi and Mohammad Yusuf Ismail were sent to judicial custody for 14 days with the CBI for further investigation. Earlier in May, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested the four people from Gujarat after receiving a tip-off, who were produced before the CBI court.

Maharashtra's special POCSO court announced10 years' imprisonment to a father-son duo for raping the man's mentally challenged minor daughter. On May 2, the court bench led by judge Kavita D Shirbhate announced the verdict and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 each. Furthermore, the accused were allegedly raping 15-year-old mentally-ill girl in Thane, since 2017, and were charged under the IPC and POCSO act.

In Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district, a 40-year-old woman was allegedly raped and murdered, said police on April 28. Two accused identified as Mareedu Shiva Satya Sairam (27) and Korrapati Venkata Sai Satheesh (24) surrendered themselves to police after the police started a hunt for them. Furthermore, a case has been registered under Section 376, 511,302, and 201 of the IPC, said SP Arif Hafeez. In addition… read-more

An Odisha court sentenced life imprisonment to Budhuram Bindhani, convicted in a murder case. As per PTI, the convict allegedly murdered Sachindra Mohanta (55) after a heated quarrel. The victim died during treatment at a government hospital. The incident happened on February 18, 2018, and the verdict was given on April 20, 2022.  Judge Deepak Kumar announced the judgment based on the statements of 19 witnesses.