2009 Dehradun encounter case: Difference between revisions

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 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.