Archive · 21 Jul 2026
Delhi Court Convicts Three in 2019 Badarpur Murder Case
A Delhi court has found three men guilty of murdering Ram Prakash in 2019.
The court said the men acted together to stab Ram Prakash because of a past disagreement.
The main witness was Saurav Sharma, Ram Prakash's son, who saw what happened.
The court will decide the punishment on July 23.
One of the accused, Nishu Jha, was not found guilty of a weapons charge because the prosecution couldn't prove it.
A Delhi court convicted three men for the murder of Ram Prakash in 2019.
The court found that the accused acted with common intention to kill Ram Prakash.
Saurav Sharma, the victim's son, was the key eyewitness and his testimony was crucial.
The court acquitted Nishu Jha of a charge under the Arms Act.
The next hearing is on July 23 to decide the punishment for the convicted men.
- Who
- Manish alias Shivam, Nishu Jha, Diwakar alias Monu (accused); Ram Prakash (victim)
- What
- Murder of Ram Prakash
- When
- September 4, 2019
- Where
- Badarpur, Delhi
- Why
- Over an earlier rivalry
Prosecution
Defense
Guilt of the Accused
Prosecution
The prosecution successfully proved beyond reasonable doubt that the accused acted with common intention to murder Ram Prakash.
Defense
The defense argued that the prosecution failed to establish certain charges, such as the Arms Act violation against Nishu Jha.
- Date of Incident
- September 4, 2019
- Date of Conviction
- July 10, 2024
- Accused Persons
- Manish alias Shivam, Nishu Jha, Diwakar alias Monu
- Victim
- Ram Prakash
- Charges
- Sections 302/34 (murder with common intention) and 324/34 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons) of the IPC
- Eyewitness
- Saurav Sharma (son of the deceased)
- Next Hearing
- July 23, 2024 (for quantum of sentence)