Seven-Year Sentence for 2012 Dalit Man Assault and Murder

Deepak Nagar has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by the Gautam Buddha Nagar District Court for assaulting and killing a Dalit man in 2012. Additionally, Nagar has been fined 30,000 INR, with a year added to his sentence if he fails to pay the fine.

A court here sentenced a man to seven years imprisonment for assaulting and killing a Dalit man in 2012. The Gautam Buddha Nagar District Court convicted Deepak Nagar on Monday and imposed a fine of 30,000 on him, a police spokesperson said.

The court said in case the convict fails to pay the fine, he will have to serve an additional one year in jail, the spokesperson said.

(With inputs from agencies.)