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.
Amit Jogi was acquitted by the trial court in 2007, but the high court order comes a month after the bench reopened the case following directions of the Supreme Court.
The high court held Amit Jogi guilty under sections 302 (murder) and 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
Jaggi was murdered on June 4, 2003, when Amit's father, Ajit Jogi, was serving as the state's chief minister.
The case was initially probed by the state police and later handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation, which filed a chargesheet against multiple accused, including Amit Jogi.
Amit Jogi has reacted to the high court order, stating that it was injustice and he was hopeful that he would get justice from the Supreme Court.
