Bahraich communal clash: Court cites Manusmriti shlok, sentences main accused to death, 9 to life

Bahraich communal clash: Court cites Manusmriti shlok, sentences main accused to death, 9 to life

In 2024, a 22-year-old man was killed during a Durga idol immersion procession in Maharajganj village.

Bahraich violence: UP court hands down death sentence, life terms in murder case; Manusmriti citation draws scrutiny

A local court’s recent sentencing in the 2024 communal violence case has triggered controversy after the judge cited a verse from the Manusmriti, an ancient Hindu text, prompting questions about the role of religious or historical sources in modern constitutional jurisprudence. On December 9, Additional Sessions Judge Pawan Kumar Sharma sentenced 10 people in the 2024 killing of Ram Gopal Mishra, which occurred during a procession linked to a Du…

Sarfaraz, who shot Ram Gopal Mishra during Durga Visarjan in Bahraich, gets death sentence

Sarfaraz alias Rinku, the main accused in the murder case of Ram Gopal Mishra in the communal attack on Durga immersion in Bahraich, has been sentenced to death. Additional Sessions Judge (I) Pawan Kumar pronounced the sentence on Thursday, while nine other convicts in the case were given life imprisonment. The court had found a total of 10 accused guilty. The verdict comes almost 14 months after the incident. Sarfaraz was found guilty of firing…