Bihar BJP MLA Raju Singh Gets 4 Year Jail Term For Celebratory Firing Death Case
In a 97-page order, the court said that the acts of celebratory firing during festivities are a scourge which often cause fatalities in our country.
Published : July 4, 2026 at 5:19 PM IST
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Saturday sentenced Bihar BJP MLA Raju Kumar Singh, convicted in a 2018 case in which a woman was killed in celebratory firing, to simple imprisonment for four years and slapped a fine of Rs 25 lakh.
Special Judge Vishal Gogne pronounced the substantive portion of the sentence orally.
During the hearing, the probation officer informed that a murder case is also pending against the convict Raju Singh in Bihar, in which he is on bail. At the hearing, the lawyer appearing on behalf of Raju Singh said that he should be given a lesser punishment. He also said that Raju has not been convicted in any previous cases and has already spent two months in jail in this case. He said that Raju Singh has been elected MLA six times.
Earlier, the court convicted Raju Singh on June 6. The court also acquitted Raju Singh's wife, Renu Singh, Rana Rajesh Singh, and Ramendra Singh of all charges in the case. The court had convicted Raju Singh under Section 304 (Section 2) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30 of the Arms Act.
On November 23, 2023, the court framed charges against all the accused in this case. In this case, the court had acquitted Raju Singh's wife Renu Singh, Rana Rajesh Singh and Ramendra Singh of all charges.
The court had framed charges against Raju Singh under Section 304 (Section 2) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 30 of the Arms Act, while Raju Singh's wife Renu, Rana Rajesh Singh and Ramendra Singh were charged with destruction of evidence.
The case pertains to New Year's Eve, on December 31, 2018, where a woman died during the celebratory firing at the Rose Farm in Ambedkar Colony in Mandi village.
In a 97-page order, the court said that the acts of celebratory firing during festivities are a scourge which often cause fatalities in our country. "The present case reflects a similar tragedy where alleged acts of reckless celebratory firing by accused 1 (Raju Kumar Singh), a multiple-term MLA from Bihar, caused the death of a guest in a New Year's party on the intervening night of December 31, 2018, and January 1, 2019."
According to the complainant Vikas Gupta, his wife hugged Raju Singh after which he went to the DJ to dance with her. During this time he saw that Raju Singh, his security guards and some other people were firing in the air with their weapons.
Five minutes later, he saw Raju Singh firing in the air again. Suddenly, the complainant saw his wife fall and ran to check on her. He found his wife unconscious and with blood on her face. The complainant, along with some guests, took her to Fortis Hospital in an Innova car.
The Delhi Police filed a charge sheet in this case on September 28, 2019. The court took cognizance of the charge sheet on October 30, 2023.
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