Jigisha’s killer convicted in 2009 cabbie murder case

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday found Ravi Kapoor, who has already been sentenced to death in the Jigisha Ghosh murder case, guilty of another murder.

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday found Ravi Kapoor, who has already been sentenced to death in the Jigisha Ghosh murder case, guilty of another murder.

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Additional sessions judge Sandeep Yadav convicted Kapoor and another accused, Ajay Kumar, of kidnapping and killing cab driver Mohd Nadeem in January 2009.

The court also found two other men — Aarif and Ajay Sethi — guilty under Section 413 (habitually dealing in stolen property) of the IPC.

It asked the Delhi government to apprise it about the conduct and scope of rehabilitation of the four convicts and sought a pre-sentence report within four weeks to decide on their quantum of punishment.

The court will hear arguments on sentencing on October 1.

According to the prosecution, on January 8, 2009, the police received information about a dead body with bullet injuries lying in a forest near Vasant Kunj.

An FIR was lodged against unknown persons under sections 302(murder) and 201(destruction of evidence) of the IPC.

On March 23,2009 when Kapoor was arrested in another murder case, he disclosed his involvement in Nadeem’s killing. At Kapoor’s instance, three other accused were arrested for killing Nadeem, who was kidnapped in his car and shot dead by the accused. A charge sheet was filed on July 1, 2009.

In 2010, the court framed charges under Sections 302, 364 (kidnapping or abducting for murder) and 397 (robbery or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt) of the IPC.