A court in Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh on Friday sentenced a police sub-inspector (SI) named Shailendra Singh to life imprisonment in a case of murder of a lawyer, Nabi Ahmed.
The murder took place on the premises of the Allahabad district and sessions court in 2015.
The court acquitted another accused, Rashid Siddique, in the case.
“A total of 10 prosecution witnesses were examined in the court. Rashid, who was acquitted, was booked on charges of criminal conspiracy. He was out on bail,” said acting district government counsel Ajay Maurya.
Shailendra was lodged in a jail in Rae Bareli.
On 11 March 2015, Shailendra had pulled out his service pistol and fired at lawyer Nabi Ahmed on the court premises following an altercation between the two. A bullet hit Nabi who was later declared dead in a hospital.
Nabi had accused Shailendra of helping Rashid in a case.
The trial of the case was transferred to Rae Bareli on directions of the High Court
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