The Chhattisgarh high court has sentenced Amit Jogi, son of former chief minister Ajit Jogi, to life imprisonment in connection with the 2003 murder of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ramavatar Jaggi.
The order, passed on April 2 by a division bench of chief justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Arvind Kumar Verma, set aside Jogi’s acquittal by a trial court in 2007.
The high court held Amit Jogi guilty under Sections 302 (murder) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
The court also imposed a fine of ₹1,000, with an additional six months’ imprisonment in case of default.
Jaggi, a leader of the NCP, was murdered on June 4, 2003, when Ajit Jogi was serving as the chief minister of the state.
The case was initially probed by the state police and later handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which filed a charge sheet against multiple accused, including Amit Jogi.
Amit Jogi has alleged “serious injustice” and said he has approached the Supreme Court.
