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Jharkhand: Three get life term in 22-year-old firing case

Dhanbad, Oct 3 (UNI) A Dhanbad court on Saturday sentenced three convicts to life imprisonment in the 2004 AK-47 firing case at gangster Fahim Khan’s Wasseypur residence.
District and Sessions Judge-III Paras Kumar Sinha sentenced Shahid Alam, Shahadat Hussain and Tanveer Alam to life imprisonment under sections 302, 120-B and 149 of the Indian Penal Code.
The court also awarded seven years’ imprisonment under Section 27 of the Arms Act and 10 years under Section 307. It directed that all sentences would run concurrently, victim-side advocate Shahbaz Salam said.
The case relates to the January 29, 2004 attack on Khan’s Wasseypur residence, where assailants allegedly opened fire with AK-47 and other sophisticated weapons. Khan reportedly escaped by jumping onto a neighbour’s roof.
Khan’s bodyguard Vinod Sharma was killed in the firing, while another person, identified as Shahid, sustained a bullet injury to his leg.
Police had registered a case under charges including murder, attempt to murder, criminal conspiracy and provisions of the Arms Act.
The court had convicted Alam, Hussain and Tanveer on September 28, 2026. The date for hearing on the quantum of sentence was fixed for October 3.
With Saturday’s order, the court has concluded the sentencing proceedings against the three convicts in the 22-year-old case.
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