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INDIA·DEATH PENALTY·MAY 6, 2006·1 MIN READ

INDIA. HIGH COURT CONFIRMS DEATH SENTENCE FOR KIDNAPPING

the Bombay High Court, India, confirmed the death sentence awarded to Dnyaneshwar Borkar, 26, convicted by a Pune Sessions court for abducting and killing a school boy.

the Bombay High Court, India, confirmed the death sentence awarded to Dnyaneshwar Borkar, 26, convicted by a Pune Sessions court for abducting and killing a school boy.
According to the police, Borkar abducted Hrishikesh Mainkar on February 4, 2001 and phoned his parents demanding a ransom of Rs. 500,000. The parents went to the police but Borkar had killed the boy before they tracked him down.
— SOURCES
  • (Sources: timesofindia.indiatimes.com, 06/05/2006)