Brij Bihari Prasad Murder: SC sentences two to life imprisonment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Vijay Kumar Shukla alias Munna Shukla and one other to life imprisonment in the 1998 murder of former Bihar Minister Brij Bihari Prasad. 

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Six acquitted
The Apex Court, however, upheld the acquittal of six other accused, including former MP Surajbhan Singh, giving them the benefit of doubt as per the high court's ruling.

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The Bench
A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna, Sanjay Kumar, and R Mahadevan pronounced the order after hearing appeals challenging the Patna High Court's decision acquitting former Singh and eight others in a murder case of former Bihar Minister Brij Bihari Prasad in 1998. The court awarded life imprisonment to Shukla along with another accused Mantu Tiwari. (...being updated)

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