5 cricketers who were involved in murder cases
Some were accused of involvement in violent crimes, including abduction and murder, leading to serious legal battles and even being sentenced to death.
2. Navjot Singh Sidhu:
Former cricketer and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu was sentenced to one year imprisonment by the Supreme Court in connection with a 1988 road rage case that led to the death of 65-year-old Gurnam Singh in Patiala. On December 27, 1988, Sidhu and his friend Rupinder Singh Sandhu allegedly assaulted Gurnam Singh following a dispute over their vehicle blocking the road. Singh later died, with a case being filed.
Meanwhile, Sidhu was acquitted in 1999, but the Punjab and Haryana High Court reversed the verdict in 2006, convicting him for being guilty and sentencing him to three years. The Supreme Court, in 2018, reduced the charge to voluntarily causing hurt and fined him INR 1,000. However, following a review petition by Singh’s family, the apex court revisited the sentence and, on May 19, 2022, awarded Sidhu the maximum one-year jail term under Section 323 of the IPC.
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