India, Nov. 12 -- A special CBI court in Mohali on Thursday sentenced former senior superintendent of police (SSP) Gurmeet Singh Randhawa to seven years' imprisonment in the 1992 abduction and disappearance of transporter Amrik Singh Shakri, who was picked up by a Tarn Taran police team from a Ludhiana hotel while attending a wedding.

The verdict comes nearly 34 years after the incident. Co-accused constable Parminderjit Singh, represented by advocate HS Dhanoa, was acquitted on Wednesday.

A detailed copy of the judgment is awaited.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) registered the case in February 2000 on the directions of the Supreme Court and filed a chargesheet against five police officials: Then Tarn Taran DSP (detective) G...