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The '''Ranbir Singh fake encounter''' case is an ongoing criminal case in the [[Uttarakhand]] state of India, took place on 3 July 2009, and involved [[fake encounter]] killings of Ranbir Singh, a 22-year-old MBA graduate in [[Dehradun]]. Delhi court has convicted 17 officers of the [[Uttarakhand Police]] for killing in a 2009 fake encounter that had rocked the hill state.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fake encounter: 17 cops guilty of killing MBA student|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cbi-court-convicts-17-cops-in-2009-dehradun-encounter-case/article1-1226672.aspx|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=6 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = CBI seeks death for 17 Uttarakhand cops in Ranbir fake encounter case|work= The Hindu | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/cbi-seeks-death-for-17-uttarakhand-cops-in-ranbir-fake-encounter-case/article6094314.ece |date=8 June 2014| access-date = 2014-06-10| first = Akanksha | last = Jain }}</ref> This is the highest number of police personnel to be convicted in a fake encounter case in [[India]]. | The '''Ranbir Singh fake encounter''' case is an ongoing criminal case in the [[Uttarakhand]] state of India, took place on 3 July 2009, and involved [[fake encounter]] killings of Ranbir Singh, a 22-year-old MBA graduate in [[Dehradun]]. Delhi court has convicted 17 officers of the [[Uttarakhand Police]] for killing in a 2009 fake encounter that had rocked the hill state.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fake encounter: 17 cops guilty of killing MBA student|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cbi-court-convicts-17-cops-in-2009-dehradun-encounter-case/article1-1226672.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606211157/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/cbi-court-convicts-17-cops-in-2009-dehradun-encounter-case/article1-1226672.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 June 2014|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=6 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = CBI seeks death for 17 Uttarakhand cops in Ranbir fake encounter case|work= The Hindu | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/cbi-seeks-death-for-17-uttarakhand-cops-in-ranbir-fake-encounter-case/article6094314.ece |date=8 June 2014| access-date = 2014-06-10| first = Akanksha | last = Jain }}</ref> This is the highest number of police personnel to be convicted in a fake encounter case in [[India]]. | ||
==Detail== | ==Detail== | ||
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==CBI enquiry and conviction== | ==CBI enquiry and conviction== | ||
The 18 cops had been chargesheeted by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] in December 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=18 Uttarakhand cops convicted in MBA student Ranbir Singh's fake encounter case|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/18-uttarakhand-cops-convicted-in-mba-student-ranbir-singhs-fake-encounter-case/477217-3-243.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611011643/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/18-uttarakhand-cops-convicted-in-mba-student-ranbir-singhs-fake-encounter-case/477217-3-243.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-06-11|publisher=ibnlive.in.com}}</ref> On 9 June 2014, all guilty policemen had been sentenced for life imprisonment.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dehradun fake encounter: 17 cops get life sentence|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/2009-dehradun-fake-encounter-case-17-uttarakhand-cops-get-life-term/article1-1227538.aspx|access-date=10 June 2014|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=9 June 2014}}</ref> Earlier on 6 June 2014 court had found seven of them guilty for murder, 10 of them for criminal conspiracy and kidnapping to murder and another one was convicted only for destruction of evidence.<ref name=toi>{{cite web | title = Dehradun MBA student fake encounter case: Life imprisonment for 17 policemen | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Dehradun-MBA-student-fake-encounter-case-Life-imprisonment-for-17-policemen/articleshow/36287288.cms |date=9 June 2014| access-date = 2014-06-10 | work = [[The Times of India]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=2009 Fake Encounter of MBA Graduate: Life Imprisonment for 17 Cops|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/2009-fake-encounter-of-mba-graduate-life-imprisonment-for-17-cops-538381?pfrom=home-otherstories|publisher=NDTV.com|date=9 June 2014}}</ref> On 6.2.18 the Hon'ble Delhi High Court in appeal confirmed life sentence of 7 policemen out of 17 which were originally given life sentence by trial court. | The 18 cops had been chargesheeted by the [[Central Bureau of Investigation|CBI]] in December 2009.<ref>{{cite news|title=18 Uttarakhand cops convicted in MBA student Ranbir Singh's fake encounter case|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/18-uttarakhand-cops-convicted-in-mba-student-ranbir-singhs-fake-encounter-case/477217-3-243.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611011643/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/18-uttarakhand-cops-convicted-in-mba-student-ranbir-singhs-fake-encounter-case/477217-3-243.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-06-11|publisher=ibnlive.in.com}}</ref> On 9 June 2014, all guilty policemen had been sentenced for life imprisonment.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dehradun fake encounter: 17 cops get life sentence|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/2009-dehradun-fake-encounter-case-17-uttarakhand-cops-get-life-term/article1-1227538.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609161932/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/2009-dehradun-fake-encounter-case-17-uttarakhand-cops-get-life-term/article1-1227538.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 June 2014|access-date=10 June 2014|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=9 June 2014}}</ref> Earlier on 6 June 2014 court had found seven of them guilty for murder, 10 of them for criminal conspiracy and kidnapping to murder and another one was convicted only for destruction of evidence.<ref name=toi>{{cite web | title = Dehradun MBA student fake encounter case: Life imprisonment for 17 policemen | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Dehradun-MBA-student-fake-encounter-case-Life-imprisonment-for-17-policemen/articleshow/36287288.cms |date=9 June 2014| access-date = 2014-06-10 | work = [[The Times of India]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=2009 Fake Encounter of MBA Graduate: Life Imprisonment for 17 Cops|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/2009-fake-encounter-of-mba-graduate-life-imprisonment-for-17-cops-538381?pfrom=home-otherstories|publisher=NDTV.com|date=9 June 2014}}</ref> On 6.2.18 the Hon'ble Delhi High Court in appeal confirmed life sentence of 7 policemen out of 17 which were originally given life sentence by trial court. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:39, 8 July 2023
The Ranbir Singh fake encounter case is an ongoing criminal case in the Uttarakhand state of India, took place on 3 July 2009, and involved fake encounter killings of Ranbir Singh, a 22-year-old MBA graduate in Dehradun. Delhi court has convicted 17 officers of the Uttarakhand Police for killing in a 2009 fake encounter that had rocked the hill state.[1][2] This is the highest number of police personnel to be convicted in a fake encounter case in India.
DetailEdit
Ranbir Singh was a 22-year-old MBA graduate from Ghaziabad, who went to Dehradun on 3 July 2009 to take up a job.[3] Where, he caught with his friends at Mohini Road in Dehradun and allegedly trying to commit a crime by Uttarakhand Police. According to Ranbir's father Ravindra Singh his son had been shot 29 times by the police. Police later held a press conference where they claimed to have murdered a gangster who escaped into the forest after snatching the revolver of a policeman who stopped his bike at a checkpost.
CBI enquiry and convictionEdit
The 18 cops had been chargesheeted by the CBI in December 2009.[4] On 9 June 2014, all guilty policemen had been sentenced for life imprisonment.[5] Earlier on 6 June 2014 court had found seven of them guilty for murder, 10 of them for criminal conspiracy and kidnapping to murder and another one was convicted only for destruction of evidence.[3][6] On 6.2.18 the Hon'ble Delhi High Court in appeal confirmed life sentence of 7 policemen out of 17 which were originally given life sentence by trial court.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Fake encounter: 17 cops guilty of killing MBA student". Hindustan Times. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014.
- ↑ Jain, Akanksha (8 June 2014). "CBI seeks death for 17 Uttarakhand cops in Ranbir fake encounter case". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dehradun MBA student fake encounter case: Life imprisonment for 17 policemen". The Times of India. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "18 Uttarakhand cops convicted in MBA student Ranbir Singh's fake encounter case". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014.
- ↑ "Dehradun fake encounter: 17 cops get life sentence". Hindustan Times. 9 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "2009 Fake Encounter of MBA Graduate: Life Imprisonment for 17 Cops". NDTV.com. 9 June 2014.
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