Cop’s two security guards jailed for his murder
March 28th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANSBhubaneswar, March 28 (IANS) Two personal security men of the state police’s deputy inspector general were Monday sentenced to jail by a court in Orissa for his killing in “an accidental firing” nearly five years ago, a lawyer said.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Jaswinder Singh was hit by a bullet fired from the gun of one of his personal security officers (PSOs), who claimed that it was a case of “accidental firing”.
Additional District Sessions Judge Suresh Kumar Patnaik held both Seshananda Sarangi and Ashish Sarangi guilty of Singh’s murder, said government lawyer Prabhakar Patnaik while giving details of the hearing at Jaypore in Koraput district, 521 km from here.
The court sentenced Seshananda to 10 years in prison and asked him to pay a penalty of Rs.20,000. He will have to spend two more years in jail, if he fails to pay the fine.
Ashish was awarded three-year jail term and ordered to pay a fine of Rs.10,000. Non-payment of the fine would invite imprisonment for eight more months.
The DIG of southwestern range, headquartered at Sunabeda town in Koraput district, Jaswinder Singh was shot dead Oct 23, 2006, while he was on his way to neighbouring Rayagada district on official work. He was accompanied by the PSOs at the time of the incident.
Although the PSOs said it was a case of “accidental firing”, police found it to be murder and arrested both of them, three days after the crime.
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