Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Shashi Kant Ojha, Additional Sessions Judge I, Gaya convicts 5 persons for attempt to murder and murder in May 2020

Shashi Kant Ojha, Additional Sessions Judge I, Gaya delivered a judgement on October 9, 2025 and passed the sentencing order on October 14, 2025. The judgment was reserved on September 25, 2025. The judgement convicted Rakesh Kumar, Anil Yadav, Rambalak Yadav, Raj Kumar Verma and Sanjeev Kumar for committing offence of attempt to murder and murder by using illegal fire arms punishable under section U/s 147, 148, 307/149, 302/149, 341/149, 326/149, 506 and 504 of the I.P.C. and under section 27/35 of Arms Act. The incident took place on May 6, 2020. The F.IR. was lodged on the same day. The date of charge-sheet was August 6, 2020. The charges were framed on September 24, 2021. The date of commencement evidence was October 23, 2021. The date of statement was May 27, 2024.   

At the outset, all together six accused persons were facing trials namely 1. Rakesh Kumar, 2. Anil Yadav, 3. Rambalak Yadav, 4. Raj Kumar Verma, 5. Sanjeev Kumar and 6. Vimlesh Yadav.  

But in the course of trial case record of accused Vimlesh Kumar was split up vide order dated July 19, 2022 as Sessions Triai No. 307/2022 and thereafter only five accused persons namely 1. Rakesh Kumar, 2. Anil Yadav, 3. Rambalak Yadav, 4. Raj Kumar Verma and 5. Sanjeev Kumar  faced trial. 

The case of prosecution as per written application of informant Abhiram Sharma stating therein that on May 6, 2020 at about 12:00 O'clock in the noon, he was sitting at his shop in the village Sinduari. 

In the mean time villagers Uday Sharma Kaushik, S/o- Baikunth Sharma, Girjesh Sharma Kaushik, S/o- Vamdeo Singh, Srinath Kumar, S/o-Brajesh Kumar Kaushik, Birenra Kumar, S/o- Late Jagdish Singh came at his cement shop for purchasing goods and he was selling goods to them in sequence. 

In the mean while co-villager Rakesh Yadav, Vimlesh Yadav, Anil Yadav, Rambalak Yadav, Raj Kumar Verma and Sanjeev Kumar came out from their house having armed with rifal and started abusing. Rakesh Yadav ordered to kill them by saying they are Bhumihar

All accused persons started firing. Rakesh Yadav fired upon Uday Sharma Kaushik, which hit on his head. Vimlesh Yadav fired upon Girjesh Sharma Kaushik, which hit his stomach and due to that he fled down. Anil Yadav fired upon Girjesh Sharma, which hit his chest. Raj Kumar Verma shot fire upon Srinath, which hit his stomach, due to which he fled down. Rambalak Yadav shot fire upon Birendra Kumar, which hit his leg. Sanjeev Kumar ran away towards the informant and started firing, anyhow he fled towards village making noise. There were other persons also present with the Sanjeev Kumar. He claimed to identify after seeing them. 

On hearing his noise villagers came at the place of occurrence and after seeing the villagers all accused persons fled away giving threat to kill them by saying deprive the village of Bhumihar. The villagers took injured person to Hospital but injured Uday Sharma Kaushik died on the way and injured Girjesh Sharma Kaushik, Srinath Sharma and Virendra Kumar brought to Jai Prakash Hospital, Gaya but for the better treatment they were referred to Patna Medical College Hospital, Patna but Girjesh Sharma Kaushik died on the way of PatnaThe main reason of this incident was that a quarrel took place near Bank at Konch in between Manjeet Yadav, S/o- Ajay Yadav and a boy of Bhumihar and due to which this occurrence took place


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