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Mohali CBI Court Sentences Two Former Policemen in 33-Year-Old Fake Encounter Case

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The CBI had filed a chargesheet against 11 policemen in this case, of whom four have died and five were acquitted.

A Mohali CBI court has sentenced two former policemen involved in a 33-year-old fake encounter case of the Punjab Police. The then SHO, Sita Ram, posted in Patti, Tarn Taran, and then constable Raj Pal were accused of killing two youths from the same district, Gurdev Singh and Sukhwant Singh, in a staged police encounter.

On Thursday, a special CBI court sentenced retired SHO Sita Ram to life imprisonment, while constable Raj Pal was sentenced to 5 years in prison and fined Rs 50,000. Sita Ram is currently around 80 years old.

The CBI had filed a chargesheet against 11 policemen in this case, of whom four have died and five were acquitted.

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