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Dipti murder case: Hemant Lamba convicted, sentenced to life

Hemant Lamba, who is convicted of killing his girlfriend in Dharuhera in 2019, disposed of her body in a secluded area in Nandrampur village and escaped in a rented cab which he booked from Dipti's mobile. Lamba also murdered the cab driver on the way and ran away with his mobile phone and other belongings.

Convict Hemant Lamba sentenced to life
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Published : May 13, 2023, 11:07 AM IST

Rewari (Haryana): The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge in Rewari on Friday sentenced a man to life and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh, for murdering his girlfriend and a cab driver. The accused identified as Hemant Lamba was convicted of murdering 24-year-old woman named Dipti Goyal and cab driver Devendra back in 2019.

According to official sources, if the accused failed to pay the fine, one year more will be added to his life imprisonment. Advocate Jagbir Sherawat pleaded the case on behalf of the police. He said that Hemant Lamba was convicted by the court in Dipti's murder case and the Additional Sessions Court sentenced him to life.

An international-level bodybuilder and a fitness expert, Lamba had allegedly shot his girlfriend Dipti in Dharuhera town in Rewari district in December 2019. He then disposed of her body in a secluded area in Nandrampur village and escaped in a rented cab which he booked from Dipti's mobile. Lamba also murdered the cab driver on the way and ran away with his mobile phone and other belongings.

Devendra's body was found on the Ajmer bypass in the Jaipur area of Rajasthan. The case of the murder of Devendra is going on in Rajasthan court. Dipti was a native of Hanumangarh in Rajasthan and lived with her father in Delhi. Dipti and Hemant met on Facebook.

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Lamba then drove off to Rajasthan where he wanted to sell off the car but the people around got suspicious of Hemant and smelled something fishy after seeing his urgency to sell off the vehicle. After this people complained about him at the Police Station. After the investigation, the police arrested Hemant on the basis of suspicion. Upon further investigation, Police came to know about Hemant's involvement in the double murder.

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