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Seven Sentenced to Life for 2000 Panchayat Poll Violence in Muzaffarnagar
- •Seven individuals received life imprisonment 26 years after a man was shot dead and others injured in violence linked to panchayat elections in Dhiraheri village.
- •Additional District Judge Jyotsna Siwach found Basant, Anil, Ravinder, Nawab, Sanjiv, Pankaj, and Preetam guilty in the 2000 Dhiraheri violence case.
- •The court imposed a fine of Rs 1.87 lakh each on the convicts for murder, attempt to murder, rioting, and wrongful confinement.
- •Fifty percent of the fine amount will be given to the victim's family.
- •Two accused, Gulbir and Omvir, were acquitted due to lack of evidence, while another, Dhum Singh, died during the trial.
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The violence stemmed from an old rivalry over panchayat elections in Dhiraheri village, where two groups clashed, resulting in a man named Ravinder being shot dead and several others injured on September 20, 2000, under the Bhopa police station in Muzaffarnagar district.
Additional District Judge Jyotsna Siwach convicted the seven men under sections 302, 307, 147, 148, 149, and 342 of the IPC, sentencing them to life imprisonment and imposing a fine of Rs 1.87 lakh each. The court directed that half of the total fine amount be distributed to the victim's family.
Out of the original 10 persons chargesheeted by the police, two accused named Gulbir and Omvir were acquitted by the court due to a lack of evidence, while another accused named Dhum Singh passed away while the case was still pending.
