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Dara gets life term for pastor’s murder
WSN Network

Baripada: A local court here has sentenced Dara Singh alias Ravindra Pal Singh and his three accomplices to rigorous life imprisonment for the murder of pastor Arul Doss in 1999. Notably, Dara was earlier convicted in the shocking murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons — Philip and Timothy.

Besides Dara, Mayurbhanj district and sessions judge Sachidananda Sahoo convicted Chema Ho, who too is lodged in Baripada Circle Jail along with Dara, and Rajkishore Mohanto and Jadunath Mohanto. The judge acquitted 17 others for lack of evidence.

Rajkishore and Jadunath, who were out on bail, were present in the courtroom when the verdict was announced.

They were immediately arrested and sent to Baripada Circle Jail. Defence lawyers Pravas Das and Asit Otta said they would challenge the verdict in the Orissa High Court.

26 September, 2007
 

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