Guilty in child murder awarded 31 years in prison

Setopati

2018-04-17 16:35:24

The District Court Mahottari has sentenced two people convicted of murdering a child after abduction to 31 years in prison. Pappu Yadav of Jaleshwor municipality-1 and Govinda Kumar Mishra, 20, of Jaleshwor municipality-6 are found guilty in the murder of 11-year-old Nishal Pandey alias Cute, son of Nabin Pandey of Maliwara village of Jaleshwor-12. The two murdered the child after kidnapping and buried the body near the Ratu River bridge at Jaleshwor-13 in the evening of January 14, 2016. The court ordered each of them to serve 31 years in jail and paid a fine of around Rs 1.6 million, according to court registrar Ramananda Prasad Adhikari. The third convict in the case, Shibam Chaudhary of Jaleshwor-2, has been awarded 11 years in prison along with a fine of around Rs 1.6 million. They abducted the child from a bus stop at Jaleshwor-12 and demanded a ransom of IR three million from his father. They suffocated him to death by squeezing his mouth and nose as the child started crying after knowing of his abduction.

Published Date: 2018-04-17 16:35:24

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