I respect SC verdict, but I am innocent: Dara

The Supreme Court on Friday, sentence to life Dara Singh, the main accused in the murder case of Grahem Staines and his two sons. Reacting to the Apex court order Dara Singh said, “I have faith in the legal system of the country and respected the court order.”

Serving his sentence in Keonjhar Jail, Dara Singh responded that he is not satisfied with the verdict.

Dara Singh was the main accused of the murder of Graham Stains and his two sons who were burned alive in Manoharpur village of Orissa’s Keonjhar district in the night of January 22, 1999.

A lower court had awarded death penalty to the main accused. Later a high court reduced the sentenced to life imprisonment.

Out of seven cases charged against him, Dara was acquitted in five. The rest are pending in the Keonjhar court.