Overview

• Additional Sessions Judge A S Bhagwat found Amarjitsingh Shivshankar Yadav guilty under IPC Section 307 (attempt to murder) and related assault charges
• The June 20 ruling capped a trial that examined 21 witnesses including eyewitnesses and medical experts
• Assistant Municipal Commissioner Kalpita Pimple lost three fingers and sustained head injuries in the August 30, 2021 assault at Kasarvadavali junction while her security guard, Somnath Palve, was also hurt
• The court imposed a fine of ₹20,500 to be split equally between Pimple and Palve as compensation
• Special Public Prosecutor Shishir Hirey has indicated an appeal for a harsher sentence, calling seven years insufficient