Odisha court sentences former photographer to life in sedition case
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AAA A local court sentenced a former contractual photographer of the integrated test range (ITR) at the Abdul Kalam island with life imprisonment in a sedition case in Odisha’s Balasore district on Thursday.
The photographer, identified as Iswar Chandra Behera, was also slapped a penalty of ₹10,000, apart from life imprisonment, by Balasore Additional District and Session Judge Girija Prasad Mohapatra.
He was convicted under Sections 121A and 120B of the IPC, and Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Official Secrets Act.
“The activities proved against accused Ishwar Chandra Behera clearly establishes that the accused was spying inside the ITR and taking advantage of his engagement,” the 47-page judgment says.