Death for two collegians guilty of schoolboy's murder

gpur, Feb 4: A sessions court on Thursday awarded death to two collegians guilty of kidpping and killing an eight-year-old schoolboy here two years ago. Sessions court principal judge Kishore K. Sowane pronounced the death verdict against Rajesh D. Davare (19) and his friend Arvind A. Singh (23) amidst a charged atmosphere outside the court, where thousands of people were present. The duo — B.Com. students at the city’s PWS College of Arts and Commerce — was charged with the kidpping and brutal killing of the schoolboy, Yug Chandak, by inflicting about 26 wounds on his body, which was recovered from a remote place here a day after the murder on September 1, 2014. A third accused — the 17-year-old brother of one of the two killers, who was a co-conspirator in the crime — has been sent to a juvenile remand home. The victim’s father, Mukesh Chandak, a noted medico, welcomed the judgment and said “this will serve as a strong message to society”. “We welcome the ruling and are satisfied that justice has been done; our child will not return, but it will prevent such crimes in future. This will serve as a strong message to society,” an emotiol Chandak reacted to media persons.(IANS)