New Delhi, May 28: A court here today deferred pronouncement of sentence against six Uttar Pradesh police personnel, including an SP, convicted for entering into criminal conspiracy to wrongfully confine family members of a man who married a girl against wishes of her family in 1994.
Additional Sessions Judge Poonam Chaudhary adjourned the matter to June 4 as the counsels were not available to put forth the arguments.
The court had on May 24 held A K Singh, Superintendent of Police, Satpal Singh, the then SHO, and Sukhpal Singh and Satbir Singh the then constables, guilty of criminal conspiracy for confining the family members of Atul Dhall.
Two women police constables Duija Yadav and Promila J Masih were also convicted for their role in preparing fake arrest memo in order to produce fake evidence in the matter.
–Agencies