The Delhi High Court on Tuesday gave life imprisonment to seven suspended Uttarakhand policemen for killing a 22-year-old MBA student in a fake encounter in Dehradun in 2009.

The court, however, set aside the conviction and life term of 10 other suspended policemen.

A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta upheld the trial court&#39;s June 9, 2014, verdict regarding seven policemen, who murdered Ranbir Singh on July 3, 2009.

The details of the judgement are awaited as the judges only read out the operative portion of the pronouncement.

Ranbir Singh, the 22-year-old student from Ghaziabad, was shot dead by the Dehradun Police on July 3, 2009, in the Ladpur forests.

After the incident, the Uttarakhand Police had claimed that Ranbir had fled with a Sub-Inspector&rsquo;s pistol and was shot dead during an encounter.

Later, it was found that it was a fake encounter and the state government had ordered a CBI inquiry.

All of them were on security duty on July 3, 2009, in view of the visit of then president Pratibha Patil.

CBI has submitted before the court that the victim had gone to Dehradun to take up a job on July 3, 2009, and the theory of the convicts &quot;is a story&quot;.&nbsp;

(With inputs from PTI)

All of them were on security duty on July 3, 2009, in view of the visit of then president Pratibha Patil

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday gave life imprisonment to seven suspended Uttarakhand policemen for killing a 22-year-old MBA student in a fake encounter in Dehradun in 2009. The court, however, set aside the conviction and life term of 10 other suspended policemen. A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and I S Mehta upheld the trial court's June 9, 2014, verdict regarding seven policemen, who murdered Ranbir Singh on July 3, 2009. The details of the judgement are awaited as the judges only read out the operative portion of the pronouncement. Ranbir Singh, the 22-year-old student from Ghaziabad, was shot dead by the Dehradun Police on July 3, 2009, in the Ladpur forests. After the incident, the Uttarakhand Police had claimed that Ranbir had fled with a Sub-Inspector’s pistol and was shot dead during an encounter. Later, it was found that it was a fake encounter and the state government had ordered a CBI inquiry. All of them were on security duty on July 3, 2009, in view of the visit of then president Pratibha Patil. CBI has submitted before the court that the victim had gone to Dehradun to take up a job on July 3, 2009, and the theory of the convicts "is a story". (With inputs from PTI)

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Uttarakhand fake encounter case: Delhi High Court holds 7 cops guilty, acquits 10 others