SAS Nagar/Mohali: Special NIA Court Punjab yesterday announced multiple life sentences along with multiple sentences of 10 years imprisonment with fine to four Sikhs convicted by it for conspiring to wage war against India and other unlawful activities.
The case “NIA vs Kulwinderjit Singh Khanpuria & others” was initially registered in May 2019 by the state special operations cell. The prosecution was later taken over by the NIA.
Police had shown recovery of two indigenous pistols (desi katta) from Jagdev Singh and Ravinderpal Singh. Prosecution had attached social media posts of accused person, including photographs of their participation in public events such as Shaheedi Samagam held in the memory of Shaheed Sukhdev Singh Babbar as proof of conspiracy.
The court of NIA judge Manjot Kaur had convicted Kulwinderjit Singh Khanpuria, Jagdev Singh Talania, Ravinderpal Singh Mehna and Harcharan Singh Delhi under various section of the IPC and UAPA on 27 March 2024. The NIA court announced the sentence in this case on 28 March.
Kulwinderjit Singh Khanpuria is convicted under sections 120B read with sections 121, 121A, 122, 123 of IPC and sections 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38 and 39 of UAPA. He is sentenced to life imprisonment under four different sections. He is also sentenced to 10 years imprisonment under six different sections. The court has levied rupees 3 lakh and 75 thousands on Kulvinderjit Singh Khanpuria.
Jagdev Singh Talanian and Ravinderpal Singh Mehna are convicted under sections 120B read with sections 121, 121A, 122, 123 of IPC and sections 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38 and 39 of UAPA, and section 25 of Arms Act. They are sentenced to life imprisonment under 3 different sections. He is also sentenced to 10 years imprisonment under 5 different sections, and five years imprisonment under one section. The court has levied rupees 3 lakh and 20 thousand rupees each on the duo.
Harcharan Singh Delhi is convicted under sections 120B read with sections 121, 121A, 122, 123 of IPC and sections 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38 and 39 of UAPA. He is sentenced to life imprisonment under three different sections. He is also sentenced to 10 years imprisonment under five different sections. The court has levied rupees 3 lakh on Harcharan Singh Delhi.
Copy of Judgement
Copy of Sentence Order