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Shivani murder case: RK Sharma to challenge conviction
A Delhi court on Tuesday held suspended IPS officer R K Sharma, along with three other accused, guilty in Shivani Bhatnagar murder case.
NEW DELHI: Suspended IPS officer RK Sharma has decided to challenge his conviction in the nine-year-old Shivani Bhatnagar murder in the Delhi High Court.
"It has to be an appeal," Sharma's counsel SP Minocha told reporters, on being asked about his reaction to the conviction. He, however, refused to elaborate on the probable grounds for the appeal.
A fast track city court, while convicting Sharma and three others for murder on Tuesday, held the Haryana cadre IPS officer, who has been in jail for over five years, as the "main conspirator" in the January 23, 1999 murder of the Indian Express journalist.
Pradeep Sharma, described by the court as Shivani's "killer", also plans to file an appeal in the High Court against the trial court verdict.
The court convicted accused RK Sharma, Satya Prakash, Sri Bhagwan and Pradeep Sharma for hatching a criminal conspiracy and murdering the journalist.
It, however, acquitted Ved Prakash Sharma and Ved alias Kalu as the prosecution failed to substantiate charges against them.
After the judgement, the convicted Haryana cadre IPS officer appeared composed and was heard saying "it does not matter" to a relative.
"It has to be an appeal," Sharma's counsel SP Minocha told reporters, on being asked about his reaction to the conviction. He, however, refused to elaborate on the probable grounds for the appeal.
A fast track city court, while convicting Sharma and three others for murder on Tuesday, held the Haryana cadre IPS officer, who has been in jail for over five years, as the "main conspirator" in the January 23, 1999 murder of the Indian Express journalist.
Pradeep Sharma, described by the court as Shivani's "killer", also plans to file an appeal in the High Court against the trial court verdict.
"First, we have to make a submission before the court concerned on the quantum of sentence on March 20, only then can we decide on filing an appeal in the High Court," said DB Goswami, Pradeep's counsel.
The court convicted accused RK Sharma, Satya Prakash, Sri Bhagwan and Pradeep Sharma for hatching a criminal conspiracy and murdering the journalist.
It, however, acquitted Ved Prakash Sharma and Ved alias Kalu as the prosecution failed to substantiate charges against them.
After the judgement, the convicted Haryana cadre IPS officer appeared composed and was heard saying "it does not matter" to a relative.
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