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- A district and sessions court in Lucknow will deliver its verdict on Thursday in the murder case of Apple executive Vivek Tiwari.
- Tiwari, 38, was shot dead by police constable Prashant Chaudhary during a chase in Lucknow on September 30, 2018, after he failed to stop at a police checkpoint.
- The Special Investigation Team concluded that Chaudhary intentionally killed Tiwari, and charges were framed under sections 302 and 323 of the Indian Penal Code.
- Co-accused constable Sandeep Kumar is being tried separately, and witness testimony stretched from April 2019 to early 2025.
- The verdict will decide the outcome of one of Uttar Pradesh's most closely watched cases on police use of force and accountability, eight years after the killing.
What to watch next
- The judgment by district and sessions judge Malkhan Singh in Sessions Trial No. 49 of 2019, State vs Prashant Kumar Chaudhary.
- The verdict in co-accused Sandeep Kumar's separate trial.
- The reaction of Tiwari's family, including wife Kalpana Tiwari, to the court's decision.
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Vishnu Shukla
Kalpana Tiwari's brother
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“We have been waiting for the last eight years to get justice. Finally, the day has come for which we have been waiting”
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…Apple executive Vivek Tiwari's killing by UP cop: Verdict in closely watched case expected today “ We have been waiting for the last eight years to get justice. Finally, the day has come for which we have been waiting ,” a relative said. A district and sessions court will deliver its verdict Thursday in the case of Apple executive Vivek Tiwari shot dead by a police constable in Lucknow nearly eight years ago, closing one of Uttar…
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Named India · Apple · Kalpana Tiwari · Sana Siddiqui · Vivek Tiwari · Malkhan Singh · Pranshu Agarwal · Prashant Kumar Chaudhary · Sandeep Kumar · Uttar Pradesh Police · Vishnu Shukla
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