Janakpur High Court sentences former MPs Koiri and Sharma to five years in APF officer murder case
Summary
The Janakpur High Court sentenced former lawmakers Laxmi Mahato Koiri and Abhiram Sharma to five years in prison for the 2015 murder of an Armed Police Force officer during the Madhesh movement.
Key Points
- The Janakpur High Court sentenced former lawmakers Laxmi Mahato Koiri and Abhiram Sharma to five years in prison in the 2015 murder of an APF officer.
- The case involves the killing of Assistant Sub Inspector Thaman BK in Jaleshwar, Mahottari during the Madhesh movement protests in 2015.
- The High Court overturned the December 2023 district court verdict which had acquitted Koiri and sentenced Sharma to life imprisonment.
- The detailed reasoning behind the High Court's decision has yet to be made public.
