Gaya road rage case: Rocky Yadav, 2 others sentenced to life imprisonment

NEW DELHI: A Bihar district court on Wednesday sentenced JD(U) MLC Manorama Devi's son Rocky Yadav , accused in the murder of a class 12 student in a road rage incident, and two other convicts to life imprisonment.

Rocky's father Bindi Yadav was sentenced to five years in jail. On August 31, Rocky was convicted by a sessions court in Gaya in regards to the case. Rocky Yadav had fatally shot at Aditya Sachdeva, son of a Gaya-based businessman, after the latter's car overtook his luxury SUV on May 7, 2016. Rocky had fled the



spot after committing the crime and took shelter at his father's factory at Bodh Gaya from where he was arrested 48 hours later. His parents too were arrested and charged under different sections of the law. The police had filed charge sheet against the accused persons a month after the crime was committed.

During the trial, the victim's four friends who were travelling with him in the same vehicle on the fateful day, turned hostile but the prosecution pressed on the charge on the basis of scientific evidences against Rocky and others.