On February 27, 2026, the High Court of Delhi changed the punishment of Jitender@Babu, reducing his life sentence to the time he had already spent in jail for his role in a deadly attack in New Delhi. Here's a breakdown of the case and its outcome.
On the night of May 19, 2015, an attack took place near Stall No. 42, Shankar Market, New Delhi, resulting in the death of Biju Varghese, owner of Capital Express Courier. The attack was seen by employees John Minj and Vijender@Bijender.
According to the witnesses, four people attacked Biju Varghese. Sunny@Babe allegedly hit Biju with a helmet while Jitender@Babu held him by the neck. The attack led to Biju's death, confirmed by the medical report which noted multiple injuries mainly on the head and face.
On February 27, 2026, Justices Madhu Jain and Prathiba M. Singh changed Jitender@Babu's conviction to a lesser crime of causing death without intending to murder. His sentence was reduced to the time he had already served, and he was ordered to be released.
"The absence of planning and weapon use by Jitender led to a reevaluation of his intent," stated the court.
The High Court decided that Jitender@Babu's actions didn't show he intended to kill, and therefore, his life sentence was reduced to time already served. He was released from jail.
