India News | Man Sentenced to 10 Years' Jail for Shooting Cop in Rajasthan Village

Sikar, Jun 6 (PTI) A local court on Monday sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for gunning down a police personnel four years ago, a court official said.

Additional Sessions Judge B S Chandel awarded the sentence, he said.

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The incident dates back to July of 2018, when head constable Sawant Ram, posted at Ranoli Police Station, tried to apprehend a group of people in Rajpur village on a tip-off that they were drinking liquor and carrying weapons, Public prosecutor Ashok Nagar said.

During the chase, the accused opened fire at police and shot Sawant Ram in his stomach.

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Police registered a case of murder against the accused, and launched a search operation to nab him, he said.

Subhash Kharra, the accused, was later arrested and his weapons were seized. A charge sheet was filed against them in the court.

Hemant Kumar alias Kalu, another accused in the case, is still absconding, Nagar said.

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