GANGTOK, 09 May: The trader from Tibetan Autonomous Region arrested by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police on 04 November last year was convicted by a local Court here at Gangtok on Monday and returned to TAR from Nathula today since he had already served out his time [of six months] in Judicial Custody as an under trial.
Liangki Jiancen, the 20-year-old resident of Shigatse in TAR, who had been taken into custody near Nathula on charges of taking photographs of restricted areas on his mobile phone, was convicted Sessions judge Meenaskhi M Rai on charges framed under the Official Secrets Act and sentenced to six months imprisonment. Mr. Jiancen is a trader who was driving up to the Sherathang trade mart when he was detained by ITBP and handed over to Sikkim Police.
Since he has already been in Judicial Custody for six months and 26 days, he was released shortly after his conviction on Monday and today escorted to Nathula and returned to TAR.
The Court, while pronouncing the sentence, directed his release since he had already served the prescribed time in judicial custody since his arrest and directed the Indian authorities to push him back to China and accordingly informed the Chinese side, Chewang Bhutia, counsel for Liangki Jiancen told Sikkim NOW! over the phone.
Superintendent of Police [East] Manoj Tiwari confirmed that he was handed over to Chinese authorities by Sikkim Police at Nathula today along with a copy of conviction and sentence served by him.
Liangki Jiancen, the 20-year-old resident of Shigatse in TAR, who had been taken into custody near Nathula on charges of taking photographs of restricted areas on his mobile phone, was convicted Sessions judge Meenaskhi M Rai on charges framed under the Official Secrets Act and sentenced to six months imprisonment. Mr. Jiancen is a trader who was driving up to the Sherathang trade mart when he was detained by ITBP and handed over to Sikkim Police.
Since he has already been in Judicial Custody for six months and 26 days, he was released shortly after his conviction on Monday and today escorted to Nathula and returned to TAR.
The Court, while pronouncing the sentence, directed his release since he had already served the prescribed time in judicial custody since his arrest and directed the Indian authorities to push him back to China and accordingly informed the Chinese side, Chewang Bhutia, counsel for Liangki Jiancen told Sikkim NOW! over the phone.
Superintendent of Police [East] Manoj Tiwari confirmed that he was handed over to Chinese authorities by Sikkim Police at Nathula today along with a copy of conviction and sentence served by him.
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