Bihar BJP MLA convicted in 2018 firing case
NEW DELHI, June 7 -- A Delhi court on Saturday convicted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Bihar's Sahebganj Raju Kumar Singh, in a case of celebratory firing inside his farmhouse in South Delhi's Fatehpur Beri on New Year's eve in 2018. The incident led to the death of a 45-year-old woman due to gunshot injuries.
The judgement was passed by special judge Vishal Gogne of Rouse Avenue courts, wherein Singh was convicted under Indian Penal Code section 304 (II) (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and under section 30 of the Arms Act (punishment for contravention of license or rule).
The MLA was arrested on January 2, 2019, and was out on bail since February 8, 2019.
The court has also ordered that the MLA be taken into judicial custody, while listing the matter for June 9 for arguments on the point of sentence.
The case dates back to December 31, 2018, when Singh fired gunshots in the air at a gathering at his farmhouse which hit and later killed complainant Vikas Gupta's wife Archana Gupta....
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