Kanpur: Additional Sessions Judge IX Rakesh Tripathi on Tuesday convicted three persons of murdering a youth and sentenced them to life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 51,000 each.The convicts were identified as Pritul Singh Senger alias Yogesh Singh, Aditya Sharma alias Mani and Rishabh Parihar, all residents of Rawatpur under Kalyanpur police station. According to assistant district government counsel, the uncle of the deceased, had stated that his nephew Vaibhav Yadav, along with Abhinav Yadav and his niece Smriti Yadavwere returning home on April 19, 2023. Abhinav and Smriti were travelling on the scooter while Vaibhav was riding a motorcycle. When they reached Vinayakpur’s Panchwati area, Pritul Singh Senger, Mani and another unidentified person allegedly passed obscene comments at Smriti. When Vaibhav objected, the accused allegedly abused and assaulted him.Pritul attacked Vaibhav with an iron rod with the intention of killing him while the other two accused allegedly kicked and punched him.The accused fled when people started gathering at the spot. Vaibhav later succumbed to his injuries.APolice subsequently arrested all three accused. The prosecution examined around 11 witnesses before the court and established charges against them.
