Dholpur BSP MLA sentenced to life in 2012 murder case

A trial court on Thursday sentenced sitting BSP MLA from Dholpur, B L Kushwah to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 in a murder case of December 2012. Kushwah, who is in judicial custody, was found guilty and subsequently sentenced along with one of his aide Satyendra Singh in connection with the murder case.

The murder case was lodged against Kushwah four years ago under sections 302 and 120 B of IPC for allegedly killing one Naresh Kushwaha, a resident of Jheel Ka Pura village in Dholpur district, while accusing Naresh of being in a relationship with his sister.

Naresh’s family had alleged that Kushwah had hired Satyendra Singh and Roban Singh to kill Naresh; Roban is still absconding.

The judgment was pronounced by Additional District Judge Salim Badar, convicting Kushwah and Satyendra Singh, a resident of Uttar Pradesh. Kushwah has been in judicial custody ever since he surrendered before the Rajasthan Police in October 2014, after the High Court had rejected his anticipatory bail application on the ground that he was charged with a heinous crime.