Balwant Singh Rajoana gets jail term under Arms Act

August 03, 2013 18:41

Balwant Singh Rajoana, a convict on death row for the assassination of former Punjab chief minister Beant Singh, was today sentenced to a two-and-half-year prison term in an 18-year-old Arms Act case.

Additional District Judge Deepika awarded Rajoana two-and-half-year jail and also imposed Rs 1,000 fine as fine in a case registered on December 25, 1995 under the Arms Act.

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