Introduction

Born on 23rd Feb, 1978

Schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya, BEML Nagar, KGF Computer Science Engineering from Sri

Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore

MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

Fighting against corruption

He was working for the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)

in Lucknow Ordered two petrol pumps at Lakhimpur Kheri to be sealed for selling adulterated fuel for three months
When the pump started operating again a month later,

Manjunath decided to conduct a surprise raid on November 19, 2005

Murder
Manjunath was shot dead in Gola Gokarannath town

of Lakhimpur Kheri
His body, riddled with at least six bullets, was found in

the backseat of his own car, which was being driven by two employees of the petrol pump
Both were arrested and the main accused, pump-

owner Pawan Kumar Mittal (Monu), was held on November 23 along with seven others

Verdict
On 24th March 2007, all eight accused were found guilty by

the Lakhimpur Khiri Sessions Court The main accused, Monu Mittal and 7 accomplices were convicted of murder by Sessions judge, Lakhimpur Kher
Petrol pump owner Pawan Kumar Mittal, the main accused in

the sensational murder, was sentenced to death by the Sessions Court, while the other seven accused were given life imprisonment on March 26 2007

Verdict
The convicts challenged the Sessions Court's verdict in

Allahabad High Court. On 12th December 2009, Allahabad High Court commuted death sentence of prime convict Pawan Kumar Mittal to life imprisonment. The high court upheld the life sentence of five others but acquitted two other accused - Harish Misra and Sanjay Awasthi
On 11 August, 2010, three of the six convicts namely Pawan

Kumar Mittal, Rakesh Anand and Vivek Sharma, appealed against Allahabad High Court's judgement in Supreme Court of India. As of 11 May 2012, the case is pending before the Supreme Court

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