Kamal Ghorui
BIJNOR: Moments after Bijnor additional district and sessions court sentenced two men to life in prison in a murder case, the convicts sent out a chilling threat to the judge, telling him they knew where he lived and that they would kill him.After the verdict on Thursday afternoon, the convicts, Jaideep Singh, 35, and Pintu Chauhan, 30, said in the courtroom that they would also not spare the 28-year-old daughter of the man they had murdered in May 2014. It was on the woman’s complaint that an FIR against Singh and Chauhan had been filed. As the atmosphere in the courtroom became tense, the court administration alerted police. Senior police officers rushed and escorted the judge to his residence under heavy security. Additional police personnel were also deployed at his residence for his protection.Jaideep Singh and Pintu Chauhan were found guilty of murdering Pukhraj Singh (55), a resident of Matoora Durga village in Bijnor, over dowry-related dispute.Pukhraj’s daughter was married to Jaideep’s brother, Pradeep Singh, and she faced harassment soon after her wedding, the original complaint stated. It was alleged that her in-laws started demanding a car and cash as additional dowry. She then filed a complaint against her in-laws at Dhampur police station, and Pukhraj was pursuing his daughter’s case.Additional district govt counsel Ajit Pawar said, “The victim’s daughter filed a complaint on May 19, 2024, and alleged that the two men dragged her father onto the road and crushed him with their car.”
