Fazilka: A Fazilka court has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for the kidnapping and murder of a 12-year-old boy and imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh each on the convicts.District and sessions Judge Ajitpal Singh held Sunil Kumar alias Shalu and Pawan Kumar, both residents of Azimgarh in Abohar, guilty of kidnapping and murdering Armaan Sandhu, a resident of Abohar.According to police records, inspector Sunil Kumar, then SHO of Abohar City-2 police station, registered a case on Oct 18, 2019, under Sections 364, 365 and 302 of the Indian Penal Code, based on a complaint filed by the victim’s father, Baljinder Singh Sandhu, a resident of Nai Abadi, Street No. 19, Abohar.Armaan, a Class VII student of LRS DAV Senior Secondary Model School, Abohar, was abducted from outside his house on Oct 17, 2019. Police constituted a special investigation team (SIT), which arrested the two accused on Nov 22, 2019.During interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed to kidnapping and murdering Armaan and burying his body near Malout Road. The body was later exhumed by police in the presence of the victim’s family.After the body was identified and a postmortem examination conducted, the remains were handed over to the family. The police subsequently filed a chargesheet against both accused in court.
