Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Ex-Security Guard Gets Life for Burning Bank Manager Alive
A court in Pithoragarh found Deepak Chhetri guilty of setting a bank manager on fire.
Chhetri had worked as a security guard at the bank.
Prosecutors said he poured petrol on manager Mohammad Avesh and set him alight after a dispute.
The attack happened on May 6, 2023.
Avesh was taken to a hospital and later sent to Delhi for more treatment.
He died on May 16, 2023.
The court gave Chhetri a life sentence and fined him Rs 40,000.
It also gave him another 10-year sentence for damaging or burning a building, and prosecutors used witness testimony and CCTV footage as evidence.
Deepak Chhetri was sentenced to life imprisonment for burning State Bank of India manager Mohammad Avesh alive.
The incident occurred on May 6, 2023, after a dispute over an issue.
Avesh died on May 16, 2023, after being referred from a local hospital to Delhi for treatment.
The court also imposed a Rs 40,000 fine under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
Chhetri received an additional 10-year rigorous-imprisonment sentence under Section 436, with prosecution evidence including 15 witnesses and CCTV footage.
- Who
- Former bank security guard Deepak Chhetri and State Bank of India branch manager Mohammad Avesh.
- What
- Chhetri was convicted of pouring petrol on Avesh and setting him on fire; the court sentenced him to life imprisonment, fined him Rs 40,000, and imposed an additional 10-year rigorous-imprisonment sentence.
- When
- The attack occurred on May 6, 2023; Avesh died on May 16, 2023. The sentence was handed down on the Monday before the report dated August 25.
- Where
- The incident occurred at the State Bank of India’s Dharchula branch in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district; Avesh was later treated in Delhi.
- Why
- According to the prosecution, the attack followed a dispute over an issue.
- Convict
- Deepak Chhetri
- Victim
- Mohammad Avesh, manager of the State Bank of India’s Dharchula branch
- Incident date
- May 6, 2023
- Date of death
- May 16, 2023
- Primary sentence
- Life imprisonment under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code
- Fine
- Rs 40,000
- Additional sentence
- 10 years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 436 of the Indian Penal Code
- Evidence
- Statements from 15 witnesses, CCTV footage, a petrol bottle, and burnt items recovered from the bank premises