Shivani murder: Court convicts R K Sharma, 3 others

Shivani murder: Court convicts R K Sharma, 3 others New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Suspended inspector general of police Ravi Kant Sharma and three others were today convicted by a city court here in the Shivani Bhatnagar murder case. Additional Sessions Judge Rajendra Kumar Shastri held Sharma guilty of hatching the conspiracy to murder Shivani, who had allegedly threatened to expose the suspended IPS officer's alleged involvement in leaking classified documents to her, nine years ago. Three other co-accused-- Sri Bhagwan Sharma, Pradeep Sharma and Satya Prakash-- were also held guilty for executing the suspended police official's plot to kill Shivani. Two accused -- Ved Prakash Sharma and Ved Prakash alias Kalu -- were acquitted for want of evidence. The court would hear the argument on quantum of sentence, which may range from life term to death penalty, on March 20. PTI

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