The ten police officers were found guilty for the deaths of the two businessmen: Pradeep Goyal and Jagjit Singh who were in their car and shot dead in broad daylight. However, the police argued that they mistook the two businessmen for gangsters. To cover things up, the police officers planted a pistol saying that the two businessmen fired on them first.
The incident had happened in Connaught Place which is one of the most famous places of Delhi, India.
The police of Delhi have been accused of resorting towards shooting first and asking questions later by Colin Gonsalves who runs the Human Rights Law Network based in Delhi.
Gonsalves explains that over the last ten years, a blind eye has been turned towards killings by police officers. He said it’s because that it’s the poor people who are executed.
The guilty verdict had come last week. So far, Neema Goyal the wife of Pradeep Goyal is very happy with the sentence. However, the brother of Jagjit Singh wanted the police officers to receive the death penalty.
He states: “I want the sentence to be changed.”
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