Muzaffarnagar (UP), February 25 A special court for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes here has sentenced a head constable to life imprisonment for shooting a government teacher who was on duty during the 2024 Uttar Pradesh Board examinations, an official said on Wednesday.
Special Judge Sitaram found head constable Chandra Prakash Yadav guilty under Sections 302 (murder) and 504 (intentional insult) of the erstwhile Indian Penal Code and Section 3 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the convict.
Government counsel Pervender Kumar told