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UP: Six get lifer for murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal in 2005

Lucknow, March 29 (UNI) Six persons were held guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment along with a combined penalty of Rs 11.65 lakh by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here on Friday in more than 19-year-old case related to murder of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal and his associates, an official spokesman said here.
The spokesman said that as one of the accused out of 7 was not present, the court issued an NBW against him and deferred the quantum of sentence.
The spokesman said that then MLA Raju Pal along with his two associates Devi Din Pal and Sandeep Yadav were shot dead in broad daylight in Dhoomanganj area of Prayagraj district on January 25, 2005. "It was alleged that around 3.00 pm when Raju Pal along with his associates was returning home, 7 to 8 persons had stopped his vehicle near Amit Deep Maruti Agency and fired indiscriminately," he said.
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