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Death penalty for six persons

PATNA: The Patna Civil Court on Saturday awarded capital punishment to six persons found guilty of kidnapping and murdering a minor in 2004.

Additional District Judge R.P. Sharma upheld the charges against the accused. Sumit was kidnapped on September 21, 2004 and murdered. A ransom of Rs. 3 lakh was demanded from his parents. Those sentenced are Neeraj Kumar, Ravi Rai, Santosh Kumar, Gorakh Singh, Sunny Kumar and Rabindra Kumar.

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