The Delhi High Court Monday upheld the conviction and 10-year sentence awarded by a trial court to five UP police officers over the alleged custodial torture of Sonu in a case where he was accused of robbery.
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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Delhi High Court on Monday upheld the ten-year jail term awarded to five Uttar Pradesh Police personnel in the custodial death case of a youth Sonu alias Somveer in 2006. India News | Custodial Death Case: Delhi HC Upholds-10 Year Sentence Awarded to Five UP Cops.
Raising questions on the defence's claim that Sonu died due to suicide, the HC said, "It is hard to accept that deceased committed suicide and then sustained such injuries during the process of being saved by trained police personnel."
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