A Special CBI Court in Lucknow on Friday sentenced Bocha, alias Raju Soni, to 10 years' imprisonment and a fine of Rs 9,000 in the case relating to the culpable homicide of Inspector Anil Kumar, the station house officer of Kotwali police station in Pratapgarh, in 2015, the Central Bureau of Investigation said in a statement carried by IANS.
Source: IANS via Hi India
Anil Kumar, who was under suspension, died on November 19, 2015, at the Model Shop of Hotel Vaishnavi in Pratapgarh. According to the CBI statement, he died after being hit by a stray bullet fired during a fight between two groups of men over a parking issue near the hotel.
An 11-year path to sentencing
The CBI registered the case on June 29, 2018, on the directions of the Allahabad High Court's Lucknow Bench, taking over the investigation from Pratapgarh's Kotwali City police station. After its investigation, the agency filed a charge sheet against two accused, Jishan Khan and Bocha alias Raju Soni, and charges were framed against both on December 14, 2022, the statement said.
Source: IANS via The Freedom Press
During the trial, co-accused Jishan Khan filed a written application on April 4, 2026, confessing to the charged offences; his file was separated and he was convicted and sentenced on May 2, 2026, to the same term of 10 years' imprisonment and a Rs 9,000 fine. Friday's order sentences the second convict in the case.
What is solid
- A Special CBI Court in Lucknow sentenced Bocha alias Raju Soni on October 23 to 10 years' imprisonment and a Rs 9,000 fine in the 2015 culpable homicide of Pratapgarh Kotwali SHO Inspector Anil Kumar (CBI statement via IANS, carried by Hi India and The Freedom Press)
- Co-accused Jishan Khan confessed in April 2026 and was convicted and given the same sentence in May 2026 (CBI statement via IANS)
What is only claimed
- No contested facts were reported in the court reporting; the sentence is a court order, and any appeal by the convict would be a further development