Man, 3 sons get life term in 2021 murder case

Bijnor: The additional district and sessions court in Bijnor has sentenced a 62-year-old man and his three sons to life imprisonment for the murder of a 25-year-old farmer in 2021. The court found Omkar Singh and his sons — Shardul (40), Shivam (37) and Shagun (35) — guilty and imposed a fine of Rs 1.22 lakh each on them.Police said the case dates back to May 16, 2021, when a heated argument broke out between the victim, Amit Singh, his 15-year-old nephew Mukul and the accused in Phulsandi village under Nehtaur police station. After the altercation, Amit sent his nephew home and returned to his own residence. About 20 minutes later, Omkar and his sons, armed with iron rods and crowbars, allegedly barged into Amit's house and brutally attacked him, striking his head and face multiple times.Amit succumbed to his injuries in hospital.Bijnor SP Abhishek Jha said, "A case was registered against the accused under IPC sections 302 (murder), 452 (house-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult) and 506 (criminal intimidation).""Based on the evidence presented by the police, the court delivered its verdict on May 20. The accused, who were out on bail, have been taken into custody," Jha added.The judgment was delivered as part of ‘Operation Conviction', an initiative by the UP Police aimed at expediting trials and securing convictions, particularly in cases involving serious offences such as murder, rape, cow slaughter, religious conversion and crimes under the Pocso Act.