Varsha Patel murder convict ASI Dharmendra Singh sentenced to life imprisonment

Deceased victim Varsha Patel’s mother expresses satisfaction at court verdict

Jamshedpur: On Tuesday, the court of Senior District and Sessions Judge Anil Kumar Mishra handed down a life imprisonment sentence to the ASI Dharmendra Kumar Singh, the defendant in the sensational case relating to the murder of Varsha Patel in Jamshedpur.

During the trial, the point of sentence was also discussed in court. The victim’s mother and sister were present in the court when the sentence was awarded, along with other members of the victim’s family.

It may be added that on November 12, 2021, Varsha Patel, a resident of Dhatkidih in Bistupur, had gone missing without a trace.

On November 18, 2021, her corpse was discovered in a gunny bag, floating in the Tar company pond.

A complaint was filed against ASI Dharmendra at the Bistupur police station for kidnapping, murder, and disposal of the body to hide evidence after her younger sister said she recognised the body.

After the awarding of sentence, Lakshmi Patel, Varsha Patel’s mother, noted that her daughter had a strong ambition to become an administrative officer and was highly ambitious. Despite the fact that the police were not very cooperative with her during the investigations, she said that she welcomed the court’s ruling and is happy with the outcome.

It may be mentioned here that Dharmendra rode his bike to Varsha Patel’s residence the day of the murder, then he and her sister Jaya went to Telco.

In the ensuing altercation, Jaya’s head was struck against the wall and she passed away. Then, after midnight, Dharmendra placed her dead body in a gunny bag and dumped it into the Tar Company pond. He had also allegedly enlisted the aid of a guard, telling him that he would be disposing of puja materials.

Varsha Patel, a native of Bistupur, was killed, and Dharmendra Kumar Singh, an ASI from the Sakchi police station in Jamshedpur, was found guilty by the courts.

He has been awarded a life term in jail by the Jamshedpur court under sections 201 and 302 of the IPC.

Nine witnesses gave testimony for the prosecution throughout the trial.

Video conferencing was also used in the case with Assistant Public Prosecutor Rajeev Kumar and attorney Vidya Singh representing the prosecution.

The deceased Varsha Patel was last seen riding a bicycle with ASI Dharmendra Kumar Singh, according to information gathered during the investigations.

Dharmendra had said, when questioned, that she would soon return. Once Varsha’s corpse was discovered on November 18, 2021, in a plastic bag in a pond, an FIR was filed against Dharmendra for her murder and concealing evidence.

Dharmendra left after committing the murder and proceeded to his hometown in Arrah, Bihar. The authorities continued their investigation while he was out of town and found evidence of his participation in the killing. He was taken into custody while he was in his village.