The five year sentence for abducting seven persons will run consequently,thus making it 35 years in jail.
In an unusual punishment,a former DSP and a constable of Punjab Police have been sentenced to 35 years each by the Supreme Court for abducting seven persons of a family in 1991 when terrorism was at its peak in the state.
Though the court set aside the conviction of the then Deputy Superintendent of Police Baldev Singh and constable Balwinder Singh for the offence of conspiracy and murder of the seven abducted persons,they were held guilty for trespass and abduction for which they were awarded five years jail term for each of the seven abductions.