Thane: A father-son duo and one other person was sentenced to life till death for the murder of an RTI activist in 2016 in Mumbra. A fine of Rs 10,000 each was also imposed on the accused.Those convicted are Abdul Majid Kazi, 48, his son Mohammad Siddiqui Kazi 37, and Mohammad Usman Sheikh 48. The order was delivered by the Adhoc district judge and additional sessions judge Vasudha L Bhosale.Additional public prosecutor Vinit Kulkarni told the court that on January 21, 2016, the victim, RTI activist Sajid Ansari, then aged 34, was brutally killed by the accused who attacked him with knife. The accused were angry as the victim had complained to the civic corporation about the gate of a housing complex which was allegedly illegal and was pulled down by the corporation, said Kulkarni.As many as eight prosecution witnesses were examined to prove the charges against the accused and make the case watertight, leading to their conviction. — Nishikant KarlikarWe also published the following articles recentlyLife sentence till death for father-son duo and accomplice in brutal murder of RTI activistFather-son duo and another individual sentenced to life imprisonment till death for the brutal murder of RTI activist Sajid Ansari in Mumbra in 2016. Abdul Majid Kazi, his son Mohammad Siddiqui Kazi, and Mohammad Usman Sheikh convicted for attacking Ansari with a knife, stump, and physical blows near Darul Falah Masjid. The motive behind the murder was the victims complaint to the civic corporation about an allegedly illegal gate of a housing complex. The court imposed life sentences and fines of Rs 10,000 each on the accused after examining eight prosecution witnesses.Israel, Palestinians accuse each other of genocide at UNIsraeli and Palestinian representatives at the United Nations accused each other of genocide during a meeting at the UN human rights council in Geneva. Israels war against Hamas, specifically the attacks on October 7, was described as motivated by a genocidal ideology. Palestinian representatives argued that Israels bombing campaign and ground offensive in Gaza constituted a textbook case of genocide. The representatives called for an international response to the ongoing conflict. The discussion took place ahead of the 75th anniversary of the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide.Chittoor court sentences man to life imprisonment for murdering wifeJagadeeswara Reddy sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his wife, Sushmita, in Chittoor. The incident occurred in May 2020 when Reddy slit Sushmitas throat at their residence in Agraharam village. Their daughter filed a complaint and the police arrested Reddy within a day. The sixth ASJ Shanti delivered the verdict, convicting Reddy of murder under Cr.PC 235(2). Superintendent of police Y Rishant Reddy commended the police and prosecution teams for their efforts in bringing the case to a conviction.

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