The district and sessions court of Hazaribagh today sentenced to life imprisonment an accused in a murder and kidnapping case. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000, failing which the convict has to serve another 6 months jail term.
It was a case registered in Vishnugarh police station of the district in 2014. An FIR was lodged by the widow of deceased Suresh Mandal regarding the kidnapping and murder of her husband. According to the written statement of informer Mundari Devi, accused Sikandar Mandal came to her house and called her husband Suresh Mandal and took him towards the jungle.
When Suresh Mandal did not turn up till late evening, she started searching her husband. Next day the dead body of her husband was recovered from a nearby field. She along with others informed the Vishnugarh police station and then after last rituals police lodged this case on the basis of her statement and arrested the accused Sikandar Mandal.
This case was going on in the district and sessions judge court since last about four years. Ten witnesses appeared before the court and registered their statements. The court after hearing the arguments of both sides finally passed the order of life imprisonment sentence to the accused Sikandar Mandal.