Overview
- Additional District and Sessions Judge Nijendra Kumar sentenced Jaideep and Pintu Chauhan to life imprisonment for the killing of Pukhraj in Bijnor.
- Soon after the verdict, the convicts threatened the judge in open court, saying they knew his address and would not spare him.
- Senior police officers escorted the judge to his residence and deployed additional security at his home, officials said.
- The judge reported the incident in a letter to the Uttar Pradesh home secretary and senior police officials, according to NDTV.
- Prosecutors link the case to a dowry-related dispute and allege the men dragged Pukhraj onto a road and ran him over in Mataura Durg on May 19, 2024.