New Delhi: A courtroom in Haryana’s Faridabad on Friday sentenced the 2 convicts within the high-profile Nikita Tomar homicide case to life imprisonment. The courtroom, which convicted earlier on Wednesday the 2 accused – Tausif and his aide Rehan – and in addition imposed a effective of Rs. 20,000 every on the duo.
The two had been convicted underneath Sections 302 (homicide), 366 (kidnapping a girl and forcing her to marry) and 120-B / 34 (legal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code. Tausif was additionally held responsible underneath the Arms Act.
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Moolchand Tomar, the sufferer’s father, heaved a sigh of aid following the courtroom’s verdict on Wednesday. “We have full faith in our judicial system and we are hopeful that Nikita will get justice,” PTI quoted Tomar as saying.
Demanding the culprits to be hanged, he mentioned that there must be a powerful deterrence in order that nobody else will dare to commit such a criminal offense in future. The 21-year-old woman was shot in broad daylight on October 26 final yr. The incident, which passed off throughout a failed abduction try, was caught on digital camera.
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According to police, the woman had stepped out of her school after an examination when Tausif confronted her, making an attempt to drive her right into a automotive.
The two accused had been later arrested on the idea of CCTV footage following which the police filed a 700-page cost sheet earlier than the courtroom in reference to this case on November 6 final yr. The trial, which started on December 1 final yr, concluded on Wednesday.
