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New Delhi: Former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer R.K. Sharma, convicted in the 1999 murder of journalist Shivani Bhatnagar, has gone into a depression, and spends most of his time praying and meditating, say prison sources.
He has stopped playing badminton, which he is fond of, and has been eating little in his Tihar Jail cell ever since his conviction for murder on March 18. A city court is to announce the sentence on Sharma today. The prosecution is lobbying for the death sentence on Sharma, who along with three associates was held guilty of the murder.
"When the trial was nearing completion, Sharma probably had a hint of the outcome," a Tihar Jail source said.
"Nearly two months ago he had asked a visiting sessions judge to provide telephone facilities to convicted inmates inside the prison.
"He strongly advocated the demand, but it was turned down," the source added.
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