NEW DELHI: Suspended Assistant Commissioner of Delhi Police S S Rathi and nine other policemen were October 16 convicted by a court here for killing two innocent businessmen in the ten-year-old sensational Connaught Place shootout case.

"All the charges against you (accused) stand proved," Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Kumar said, while holding the policemen guilty under Sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 201 (destruction of evidence) and 193 (giving false evidence) of the IPC.

The court would pronounce the quantum of punishment to Rathi, Inspector Anil Kumar and eight others on October 24. Taking strong note of fabrication of ballistic report during the investigation of the case, the court also issued notice against FSL expert Roop Singh seeking explanation from him why criminal prosecution should not be initiated against him.

The Delhi High Court had passed strictures against Singh for fabricating ballistic report in the murder case of model-cum-bartender Jessica Lall.

The other policemen convicted are Sub Inspector Ashok Rana, Head Constables Shiv Kumar, Tejpal Singh, Mahavir Singh, Constables Sumer Singh, Subhash Chand, Sunil Kumar and Kothari Ram. All the policemen face the maximum punishment of death for killing businessmen Pradeep Goyal and Jagjit Singh in busy thoroughfare on March 31, 1997.

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