Archive · 5 Nov 2025
Man Gets Life Sentence for Killing Teen in UP's Kushinagar
A court in Uttar Pradesh has given a man named Gulab a life sentence for killing a 17-year-old boy.
The boy's father had given Gulab money, thinking he would help his son join the army.
Instead, Gulab kept the boy and later killed him by slitting his throat.
The court also fined Gulab a significant amount.
If he doesn't pay the fine, he will serve extra time in prison.
The boy's friend, who was also involved, is being tried separately because he was a minor at the time.
Gulab has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of a 17-year-old teenager in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 34,000 on Gulab, with an additional two years of simple imprisonment for non-payment.
The victim was killed by having his throat slit, and his body was found in a wheat field on April 3, 2005.
The prosecution alleged that Gulab took money from the victim's father promising an Army job, then detained and murdered the teenager.
A co-accused, who was a friend of the deceased and a minor at the time of the incident, is facing trial before the Juvenile Justice Board.
- Who
- Gulab was convicted and sentenced for the murder of 17-year-old Aniruddh. A co-accused, Aniruddh's friend, is on trial before the Juvenile Justice Board.
- What
- Gulab was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a teenager by slitting his throat.
- When
- The body was found on April 3, 2005, and the judgment was delivered on November 5.
- Where
- Kushinagar district, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- Gulab killed the teenager after taking money from the victim's father on the pretext of getting his son a job in the Army. Gulab detained the boy and subsequently murdered him.
- Convicted
- Gulab
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 34,000
- Victim
- Aniruddh, 17
- Court
- Additional District and Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court-I), Kushinagar
- Incident Date
- April 3, 2005
- Judgment Date
- November 5
