Karaana. District and Sessions Judge Shamli convicted Himanshu Saini, the accused of murdering famous bhajan singer Ajay Pathak and his wife, two sons and daughter, and sentenced him to death on Wednesday. The murderer Himanshu Saini is a resident of Jhadkhedi village of Kairana Kotwali area. The accused had committed the quadruple murder in Punjabi Colony of Adarsh Mandi police station area on 30 December 2019. There was a wave of happiness among the family members when the death sentence was pronounced. The family expressed gratitude to the court.
On the night of 30 December 2019, famous Bhajan singer Ajay Pathak, resident of Punjabi Colony, Shamli, along with his wife and daughter-son were murdered with sharp weapons. The very next day of the murder, deceased Ajay Pathak’s disciple Himanshu Saini, resident of Jhadkhedi (Kairana) was caught with deceased Ajay Pathak’s car near the toll plaza in Panipat. At that time, the murderer was putting the body of Ajay Pathak’s son Bhagwat in the car and setting it on fire. Later, on the information given by the murderer, the police recovered jewellery worth lakhs looted from Ajay Pathak’s house from Delhi.
The police had challaned Himanshu Saini and presented him in the competent court, from where he was sent to jail in judicial custody. This case was pending in the court of District and Sessions Judge Shamli located in Kairana. On Wednesday, Judge Anil Kumar convicted murder accused Himanshu Saini and sentenced him to death.
Hari Om Pathak, brother of deceased Bhajan singer Ajay Pathak, while thanking the court, said that he had full faith in the functioning of the honourable court and the police administration. Today, due to that faith, this decision has come in his favour. He says that today Himanshu has got the punishment for his crime. Now the family members have also demanded from the Supreme Court that the punishment of such a culprit should be maintained.
FIRST PUBLISHED : May 22, 2024, 18:41 IST