A session court in Bihar on 14 June 2021 sentenced 10 persons to death for the murder of a local businessman for extortion in 2018.
The court of additional district judge Manoj Kumar also fined each of the convicts Rs 2.60 lakh, additional public prosecutor Nagendra Prasad Singh said.
On 6 December 2018, businessman Imran Khan was shot dead and his brother Akil Ahmad injured in a shooting in Shobha market area in Ara town.
A BSNL employee also sustained injuries.
Imran had allegedly refused to pay Rs 10 lakh in extortion allegedly demanded by the accused.
Those sentenced to death are Khurshid Quraishi, his brother Abdullah Quraishi, Babli Miyan, Tausif Alam, Furchan Miyan, Ahmad Miyan, Anwar Quraishi, Guddu Miyan, Raju Khan and Shamsher Miyan.
The judgment was delivered via videoconferencing.
Source: Hindustan Times, Staff, June 14, 2021
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