Three get life for robbing, murdering senior citizen
4 Sep 2014 11:35 PM GMT
The court while holding them guilty said the convicts were ‘professional criminals’ operating in northwest Delhi and move around undeterred looking for vulnerable victims. It said on the same night two incidents were committed in the same area and in both of them the victims were senior citizens.
Additional sessions judge Kamini Lau convicted Rusy, 23, Rajesh, 34, and Ravinder, 23, under sections 460 (death or grievous hurt caused by one of several persons jointly concerned in house-breaking by night), 302 (murder) and 392 (robbery) under the IPC.
Rajesh was also held guilty under section 397 (robbery with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) of the IPC and under the provision of the Arms Act. The court, in its 219-page judgement, said the first aggravating factor was that Resham Rani, the victim in this case, was a senior citizen aged 65 years. ‘The offence of lurking house trespass had been committed after sunset which is an aggravating factor in cases of robbery.
Additional sessions judge Kamini Lau convicted Rusy, 23, Rajesh, 34, and Ravinder, 23, under sections 460 (death or grievous hurt caused by one of several persons jointly concerned in house-breaking by night), 302 (murder) and 392 (robbery) under the IPC.
Rajesh was also held guilty under section 397 (robbery with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) of the IPC and under the provision of the Arms Act. The court, in its 219-page judgement, said the first aggravating factor was that Resham Rani, the victim in this case, was a senior citizen aged 65 years. ‘The offence of lurking house trespass had been committed after sunset which is an aggravating factor in cases of robbery.
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