KOTA: A district and sessions court in Baran on Wednesday convicted a 25-year-old man to life term in jail for murder of a 45-year-old man over four years ago in Baran city. The court also slapped a penalty of Rs 2,000 upon the convict.
Public prosecutor (PP) at district and sessions court, Baran, Bharatbhushan Saxena said the murder accused, identified as Sonu Kumar Suman alias Sonu Suman (25), son of Chotulal, a resident of Gandhi Colony of the city was on Wednesday convicted to life term in jail for murder of Rajendra Chaurasia (45), a grain mandi trader and a resident of the city, in July 2016.
Rajendra Chaurasia’s blood-stained body was found near Manihara Talab of Baran city on the morning of July 5, 2016, following which the police on the report of the deceased man’s son, lodged a case of murder under IPC against unidentified person and initiated investigation, he added.
The police, following initial investigation on the same day and collaboration of evidences, arrested Sonu Kumar Suman, then 21, who during interrogation, admitted to have slit Chaurasia’s throat with a knife over some monetary dispute with him, the PP said. The police had recovered blood-stained clothes from his house, he added.
The court, however held Suman guilty of murder under Section 302 of IPC and Sections of the Arms Act on Monday, following which Suman, who was out on bail was arrested. The judge pronounced his decision on Wednesday, the PP said.