<p>The special CBI court in Patna has convicted Mantu Kumar, Udai Kumar and Pinku Ravidas in the murder case of Dubey, a young engineer working in the Golden Quadrilateral Project of National Highway Authority of India, a CBI spokesperson said in a statement, adding the quantum of sentence will be pronounced on March 27.<br /><br />The young IIT-Kanpur alumni, who had blown the lid off various instances of large-scale flouting of rules in the Golden Quadrilateral Project was shot dead in the early hours of November 27, 2003 in front of Circuit House, Gaya, Bihar.<br /><br />His murder sparked protests across the country amidst calls for a legislation to protect whistleblowers who expose corruption.The CBI, which had taken over the investigation of the case from Bihar police on December 14, 2003 had filed a chargesheet in the case on September 3, 2004.<br /><br />Mantu was convicted under sections for murder, voluntary causing hurt in committing robbery and the Arms Act for possessing unlicensed weapon, the statement said.<br />The other two accused persons were convicted for murder committed in furtherance of common intention and for voluntary causing hurt in committing robbery, it said.<br />"During the investigation, CBI arrested four persons, namely Mantu, Udai, Pinku and Sharvan Kumar, all residents of Katari village in Gaya, Bihar.<br /><br />"They had all assembled near Circuit House, Gaya on the fatefull intervening night of November 26/27, 2003 and around 3.30 AM on November 27. When Dubey was passing in front of Circuit House, Gaya in a cycle-rickshaw, the accused persons robbed him of his belongings and during the ensuing scuffle, Mantu shot him dead with a .315 country-made weapon," the statement said.<br /><br />The CBI said a briefcase containing documents belonging to Dubey including his Identity Card were recovered from an abandoned well and a country-made pistol was also recovered during investigation.The agency said Sharvan gave full and voluntary disclosure about the incident and was made an approver.</p>
<p>The special CBI court in Patna has convicted Mantu Kumar, Udai Kumar and Pinku Ravidas in the murder case of Dubey, a young engineer working in the Golden Quadrilateral Project of National Highway Authority of India, a CBI spokesperson said in a statement, adding the quantum of sentence will be pronounced on March 27.<br /><br />The young IIT-Kanpur alumni, who had blown the lid off various instances of large-scale flouting of rules in the Golden Quadrilateral Project was shot dead in the early hours of November 27, 2003 in front of Circuit House, Gaya, Bihar.<br /><br />His murder sparked protests across the country amidst calls for a legislation to protect whistleblowers who expose corruption.The CBI, which had taken over the investigation of the case from Bihar police on December 14, 2003 had filed a chargesheet in the case on September 3, 2004.<br /><br />Mantu was convicted under sections for murder, voluntary causing hurt in committing robbery and the Arms Act for possessing unlicensed weapon, the statement said.<br />The other two accused persons were convicted for murder committed in furtherance of common intention and for voluntary causing hurt in committing robbery, it said.<br />"During the investigation, CBI arrested four persons, namely Mantu, Udai, Pinku and Sharvan Kumar, all residents of Katari village in Gaya, Bihar.<br /><br />"They had all assembled near Circuit House, Gaya on the fatefull intervening night of November 26/27, 2003 and around 3.30 AM on November 27. When Dubey was passing in front of Circuit House, Gaya in a cycle-rickshaw, the accused persons robbed him of his belongings and during the ensuing scuffle, Mantu shot him dead with a .315 country-made weapon," the statement said.<br /><br />The CBI said a briefcase containing documents belonging to Dubey including his Identity Card were recovered from an abandoned well and a country-made pistol was also recovered during investigation.The agency said Sharvan gave full and voluntary disclosure about the incident and was made an approver.</p>