District Court has sent three people to jail in its decision on the rape case of Suntali Dhami on December 8.

Single Bench of District Court Judge Prakash Kharel convicted head constables Birendra Bam and Karbir Thalal and constable Jagadish Pandey. Bam has been sentenced to six years in jail and fined Rs 100,000 while Thalal and Pandey have been sentenced to three years in jail.

Police constable Dhami had filed a case against her six colleagues accusing them of gang raping her on the day of Vijaya Dashami on September 27, 2009. They were arrested on October 7, 2009 and a case of rape was filed against three of them, now convicted, on November 2, 2009 after being suspended a day earlier. Three other accused Sub-Inspector Dan Singh Bhandari, head constable Biradutta Badu and constable Naribhan Mahatara were released on November 1 saying they were innocent.

Commenting on the verdict, Bam claimed that they were made scapegoat in the incident. Though, Thalal's relatives said they would appeal against the verdict at Appellate Court, Bam said he was not moving the upper court.