A special CBI court today gave capital punishment to Kushwinder Singh for kidnapping and murder of four family members in 2004.
The CBI took over investigation in the murder case on July 16, 2007 on the instructions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in kidnapping and murder of Kulwant Singh, his wife Harjit Kaur and their two children Ramandeep Kaur and Arvinder Singh in 2004, CBI Spokesperson said here today.
The agency had filed charge sheet against accused Kushwinder Singh after seven years of probe. During trial, prosecution examined 37 witnesses.
The Special CBI court in Mohali today awarded death sentence to Kushwinder Singh in the case, it said.
It was alleged that Kushwinder wanted to loot the money that Kulwant Singh had got from sale of land.
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