Published on : 05 Nov 2025, 12:36 pm 3 min read

A murder convict, awaiting the hearing of his appeal since 2016, has died, about nine months after the Supreme Court had hoped that the Bombay High Court would decide the matter within three months.

A trial court on May 5, 2016 had convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment four accused – Jitendra Fakirchand Rana alias Chaina, Satish Nafeshing Dulgaj, Sunil Omprakash Both @ Chota and Deepak Ishwar Omprakash Piwal for the murder of two youth Keenan Sentoz and Ruben Fernandes.

Chaina and Dulgaj were also found guilty of molesting a friend of murdered victims.

Dulgaj passed away this week after serving over 14 years in custody, a counsel representing the convicts said.

His 2016 appeal against the conviction had been admitted by th

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