Delhi High Court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on Rana
Phoolan Devi. (Photo: PTI/File)
New Delhi: A delhi court on Thursday awarded life imprisonment to Sher Singh Rana, the lone convict in the murder case of bandit-turned-politician Phoolan Devi in 2001. The court also also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on Rana.
The additional sessions judge awarded the sentence to Rana in presence of few of his relatives and supporters. The judge sai that if Rana failed to deposit the penalty imposed on him, he will have to undergo six months imprisonment. 37-year-old Phoolan, then a Samajwadi Party MP, was shot dead by three masked gunmen in front of her Ashoka Road residence on July 25, 2001.
( Source : dc correspondent )
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