Overview

• Additional Sessions Judge Prem Kumar found Lalpura and six others guilty over the March 3, 2013 wedding-hall assault in Tarn Taran.
• Police detained the Khadoor Sahib legislator in court and he was remanded to judicial custody.
• Eight policemen were among those convicted, and head constable Paramjit Singh died during the proceedings.
• The Supreme Court earlier took suo motu cognisance, ordering paramilitary protection for the victim, eyewitness Jagjit Singh, their families and the village sarpanch.
• The verdict intensified political pressure on AAP as critics sought action against Lalpura, and his lawyers said they will challenge the ruling.