Jan 21, 2025 08:52 PM IST
4-yr-old woman had died after touching the iron gate of the convict’s home electrified to discourage youngsters from touching it whereas taking part in
The quick observe court docket (FTC) in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly on Monday awarded life imprisonment to a person for the August 2023 demise of a 4-year-old woman who lived in his neighbourhood and died after touching the iron gate of his home electrified by him to discourage youngsters from touching it whereas taking part in.
The incident was reported in Beri lane of Bakarganj locality underneath Qila police station of Bareilly on August 4, 2023. (For Illustration)
Giving this info, Bareilly further district authorities counsel (ADGC), crime, Digambar Patel mentioned the convict Shamsher Ali, 44, developed a disliking for kids after his spouse left him some years in the past.
He mentioned it was found in the course of the course of trial that Ali usually used to object to youngsters touching his iron gate. The ADGC mentioned the quick observe court docket of further district and classes judge-I Ravi Kumar Diwakar pronounced the quantum of punishment for the convict and likewise slapped a penalty of ₹2 lakh on him.
As per him, the court docket mentioned the convict had intentionally electrified the gate that lower quick the lifetime of the woman. Patel mentioned the court docket pronounced the judgment and the quantum of punishment after common listening to within the matter practically after 17 months after the incident.
“While delivering the judgment, the court also directed the DM and the SSP of Bareilly to launch a comprehensive campaign to curb power theft and remove all open electric wires so that such incidents could be averted in future. He also asked the competent authorities to initiate strictest action against those involved in power thefts that often lead to the opening of electrified wires,” he added.
As per the ADGC, the incident was reported in Beri lane of Bakarganj locality underneath Qila police station limits of Bareilly on August 4, 2023, when one Nizamuddin’s daughter Hifza was taking part in outdoors her home.
He mentioned Hifza unintentionally touched the iron gate of Shamsher Ali’s home and suffered a deadly electrical shock. He mentioned Hifza’s uncle Irfan Raza lodged an FIR in opposition to Shamsher Ali because the woman’s father Nizamuddin was not in Bareilly and labored as a mechanic in Dubai main Ali’s arrest.
He mentioned the prosecution managed to show earlier than the court docket that the act of the accused was intentional to chorus youngsters from touching his iron gate.
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