In a historic judgement, District and Sessions Judge 4th Yashwant Kumar Shahi on Wednesday sentenced 26 accused to life imprisonment in connection with a four-year-old case in which the accused had kidnapped a murdrerd Radheshayam Singh, son of Shardanand Singh. All the accused were found guilty of abduction and murder of Radheshayam and were sentenced to life under section 302/149/366 and other sections of the IPC.
According to complainant Shardanand Singh (deceased's father) said: “On May 13, 2011 when I was going to attend a marriage at 8 pm the accused — Shahabuddin Miyan, Maqbul Mian and 20 others entered our house and kidnapped my son Radheshayam Singh.” After killing him, they hid the body of Radheshyam Singh under sand in Kanhar river.
The accused include Jannat Ansari, Amaanat Ansari, Noor Alam Ansari, Reyaz Ansari, Maqbool Ansari, Azaad Ansari, Mafuj Ansari, Jan Mohamad Ansari, Guljar Ansari, AS Mohamad Ansari, Sabulay Ansari, Taslum Ansari, Mobal Ansari, Vinay Singh, Chandra Shekhar Singh, Nasim Ansari, Ismile Ansari, Manuddin Ansari, Hasan Ansari, Wasim Ansari, Chandan Singh, Mukhtar Ansari, Shamsher Ansari, Rajak Mian, Roj Mohamad Ansari and Arif Ansari. Two accused were acquitted in absence of evidence against them.