Former Lawmaker Laxmi Mahato Convicted by High Court in ASI Thaman BK Murder Case
Summary
The High Court Janakpur convicted former parliament member Laxmi Mahato Koiri and others in the 2015 murder case of Assistant Sub-Inspector Thaman BK during the Madhesh Movement protests, sentencing them to prison terms.
Key Points
- The High Court Janakpur overturned a lower court's decision to convict Laxmi Mahato Koiri and Abhiram Sharma for the 2015 murder of Assistant Sub-Inspector Thaman BK.
- Laxmi Mahato Koiri and Abhiram Sharma, along with four others, were sentenced to five years in prison.
- The High Court upheld lifetime imprisonment for three other defendants: Pradip Sah Majhi, Sanjay Kumar Sah, and Mohan Thakur.
- The earlier Mahottari District Court had acquitted Koiri and Pawan Kapar but given life sentences to the other three, which the High Court upheld for the latter.
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