Bathinda, July 6: In an embarrassing turn of events for the Bathinda police in the case of a wedding dancer’s killing, a court in Talwandi Sabo has rejected the theory that celebratory firing caused the woman’s death “by accident”. With it came the re-arrest of the main accused, Lucky Kumar, in the court on Monday. He will now face trial on charges of culpable homicide, punishable by up to 10 years in jail, under section 304 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Dancer Kulwinder Kaur, nicknamed Janu, was shot dead on the spot while performing on stage as Lucky fired a shot in allegedly inebriated state at a wedding function in Maur last December.
Lucky and a co-accused had attained bail on the argument that the challan had not been filed; and had also cited the reported move of the police to convert section 302 (murder) into 304A (accidental death, punishable by up to two years in jail).
On Monday, judicial magistrate (Class 1) Gurdarshan Singh rejected the draft challan of the Maur town police to convert section 302 into 304A; and ordered the trial under section 304 instead. As the magistrate pronounced its order, Lucky left the court fearing arrest; but finally re-emerged to be arrested in the presence of his lawyers.
“The accused Lucky Kumar alias Billa had knowledge that, by his act, death is likely to be caused. Material on record shows that the act was done with the knowledge that it is likely to cause death,” the court order stated.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
