NIA Court Sentences 28 Convicts to Life Imprisonment in Chandan Gupta Murder Case

On 26 January 2018, ABVP activist Chandan Gupta along with the activists of the Hindu Yuva Vahini took out a Tiranga Yatra in Kasganj. Police did not permit this Yatra. When this Yatra started passing through the Muslim-dominated area of ​​Baddunagar, people of the Muslim community opposed the Yatra.

Following this, there was an argument between the two sides and the argument led to a fight. Meanwhile, a bullet was fired which hit Chandan Gupta. Chandan was taken to the hospital in an injured state, where doctors declared him dead.

In this case, which went on for six years in NIA Court, Lucknow, the court convicted 28 accused under IPC sections 147, 148, 307/149, 302/149, 341, 336, 504, 506. Whereas, Nasruddin and Asim Qureshi were acquitted due to lack of evidence.

The accused persons, who were convicted, include Azizuddin, Munajir, Salim, Naseem, Asif, Imran Salman, Aslam, Shabab, Saqib, Aamir Rafi, Wasim, Bablu, Akram, Taufiq, Mohsin, Rahat, Asif, Nishu, Wasif, Shamshad, Zafar, Khalid Parvez, Faizan, Imran, Shakir and Zahid. One accused Azizuddin has died. The court sentenced 28 convicted persons to life imprisonment.