Ex-employee convicted of killing businessman in Delhi

A Delhi court today convicted a former employee of a businessman of killing him by inflicting 59 stab wounds and robbing him of over Rs six lakh in 2006.

Additional sessions judge Dharmesh Sharma held accused Yogesh Sharma guilty of various offences under IPC, including murder, and also convicted his associate Sribhagwan of assisting in concealing stolen goods.
    
The two were apprehended by the Delhi Police on October 28, 2006 from Kolkata at the instance of Sharma's girlfriend, whom he used to call from his cellphone while in hiding.

Sharma had murdered Sunder Lal Jain (55), who was the owner of Mala Silk and Sarees store at Chandani Chowk here. He killed Jain at his shop by inflicting as many as 59 stab injuries on him on June 24, 2006.
    
He had run away with Rs six lakh and other valuables, including the mobile phone of the businessman along with Sribhagwan. The police claimed to have recovered Rs 58,000 and some electronic gadgets which the duo purchased using the looted money.

The accused told the police that they had eliminated the businessman as he used to force them to indulge in homosexual acts with him, but did not get any relief from the court.

The court is likely to pronounce the order on sentence against the convicts on February 23.