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Seven years ago, Congress leaders Raju Mishra and Kukku Punjabi were murdered in rapid firing in Damoh Naka-Cherital of Jabalpur. In this case, the Additional Judge has sentenced the accused to double life imprisonment. Let us tell you that three accused in this case have died, two accused are absconding, while three people have been acquitted in the case due to lack of evidence.

The entire area was in panic due to the incident

Let us tell you that on January 4, 2017, at around 10 pm, shooters who came in car and bike had surrounded Congress leaders Raju Mishra and Kakku Punjabi near Cherry Lal Parijat Building. As soon as the shooters saw both of them, they started firing indiscriminately. After firing more than 70 shots at Raju and Kakku, the attackers fled away, leaving both of them in a dying condition. After this incident, panic spread not only in Cherital but the entire city. People were shaken by the sound of firing. The murder incident which took place on the side of the main road in Cherital was captured in the CCTV camera installed nearby. In the footage, the shooters were seen firing indiscriminately. The footage showing clear shots of firing on Raju Mishra had gone viral. The reason for the incident was the ongoing differences between Kukku Punjabi and gangster Vijay Yadav.

punishment given to them

Jabalpur residents Himanshu Batham, Rohit Rathore, Anurag Singh and Syed Saddam, accused in this much-discussed double murder, were found guilty in the case. With this, all four have been sentenced to double life imprisonment. Apart from this, the court has also imposed a fine. Other accused in the case, Satish alias Vinay Yadav, Piyush Pandey and Monu alias Prashant Sablok have been acquitted due to lack of evidence.  

hence the murder

On behalf of the prosecution, District Public Prosecution Officer Ajay Kumar Jain and Special Public Prosecutor Krishna Gopal Tiwari presented the case. He argued that the Kotwali police had registered the crime under other sections including murder. Actually, there was enmity between Yadav Colony resident Vijay Yadav and Raju and Kukku regarding the railway contract since before the year 2016, it is believed that this incident was carried out due to this.

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These accused have died

The main accused in this incident, Vijay Yadav and Sameer, were killed in an encounter in Narsinghpur district. Bhola alias Anand Pandey has died under suspicious circumstances. At the same time, two accused including Adesh Soni are absconding for 7 years.

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