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CBI court convicts 3 accused in Satyendra Dubey murder case

A CBI court today convicted three accused in the whistle blower Satyendra Kumar Dubey murder case. Over six years after the murder of the young engineer, who exposed corruption in the golden quadrilateral project in Bihar, the special CBI court in Patna has convicted Mantu Kumar, Udai Kumar and Pinku Ravidas . <br/><br/>CBI spokesperson said in a statement in New Delhi,the quantum of sentence will be pronounced on 27th of this month. 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/>

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