2 get RI for life for kidnapping man

Two men have been sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for life by a Delhi court for kidnapping a person, along with two aides, and demanding a ransom of Rs 15 lakh.
The court turned down the plea of prosecution to award death penalty to Delhi residents Raj Kumar, 34, and Mohammed Majid, 21, saying they do not deserve the extreme punishment and there are chances of their reformation.
It also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each of them.
"The convicts are young persons having no criminal antecedents and there are chances of their reformation. Therefore, I am of the opinion that convicts do not deserve the extreme penalty of death sentence and ends of justice will meet if accused are convicted for life imprisonment.

"In these circumstances, keeping in view the ends of justice, convicts are hereby sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for life and to pay Rs 10,000 each as fine," Additional Sessions Judge Vijay Kumar Dahiya said.
According to prosecution, Kumar and Majid along with two other accused Yusuf and Sagar, who are still absconding, kidnapped Deepak after taking lift in his car and thereafter demanded ransom of Rs 15 lakh from his father.

The men had asked Deepak's father to come to a market in Dwarka here along with the money. Kumar deboarded the car to take money from the victim's father.

After getting the ransom amount, they freed Deepak and fled from the spot. They had also taken away the victim's mobile phone and wallet. Police was informed and officials chased the car but could not apprehend them.
Deepak, who runs a factory, told the court that he knew accused Sagar who was his previous employee and he had stopped the car to give lift to him and his associates.
Kumar and Majid were arrested by officials of Bindapur Police Station later.
During the trial, the duo claimed innocence saying they were falsely implicated in the case.