Mirdha kidnapping case: Singh sentenced to life imprisonment

The ADJ court on Friday sentenced Harnek Singh to life imprisonment in the 22 year old Rajendra Mirdha abduction case. The sentence was delivered by judge of ADJ3 Pramod Kumar Malik. Harnek was convicted in the 22 year old abduction case on Thursday and the sentence was pronounced on Friday. The judgement comes eight years after the death of Rajendra Mirdha.

Speaking to the media after the sentence was pronounced singh said, “I respect the order of the court and I shall appeal against the judgement. There is lacuna in the judgement.”

Notably, Rajendra Mirdha, son of Congress leader Ram Niwas Mirdha was kidnapped on February 17, 1995. He had left home for a morning walk when he disappeared. When he didn’t return home, his brother Harendra Mirdha registered an FIR with the Ashok Nagar police station for kidnapping.

Rajendra Mirdha was later rescued by the police later in an operation. Kidnappers had demanded release of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar – an alleged member of terrorist and separatist organization, Khalistan Liberation Force, from the jail to free Mirdha. Mirdha was kept in a house in Malviya Nagar. A milk supplier got suspicious about the activities in the house and tipped off the police.