New Delhi: A former Kerala Police Deputy SP and three others were convicted by a special CBI court for attempting to murder a police officer.
Head Constable Babu Kumar, was stabbed multiple times in 2010 in Kerala's Kollam district with an intent to kill him.
Kumar was attacked as the accused had suspected him of leaking information about a party organised by liquor barons which was also attended by them.
As news about the party came out it became a massive scandal as police officers and cine stars were present in the function.
The journalist who published the story for a Malayalam daily was also allegedly attacked.
Apart from then Deputy SP of Kerala Police Santhosh Nair, the Special Judge, Thiruvananthapuram, has also sentenced Jinda Ani, Container Santhosh and Penty Edwin to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment, CBI Spokesperson RK Gaur said.
The court also ordered the convicts to pay Rs 25,000 each (total Rs 1 lakh) to the complainant.
The CBI took over the case on September 12, 2013, following a Kerala High Court order.
"It was alleged that the accused entered into a criminal conspiracy in and around the year 2010 and in continuation of the same, attempted to murder Babu Kumar, Head Constable, Kerala Police," Gaur said.
He said it was further alleged that one of the accused also manipulated the records and concealed/destroyed the knife, which was recovered through him.
The agency filed a charge sheet on November 21, 2014. The court has acquitted two accused.
(With inputs from PTI)
