Constable jailed for 10 years in 2018 killing of Apple executive Vivek Tiwari

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A court has sentenced police constable Prashant Kumar Chaudhary to 10 years imprisonment for the culpable homicide of Apple executive Vivek Tiwari. The incident occurred in 2018 when Chaudhary shot Tiwari during what was described as a police encounter. A second constable, Sandeep Kumar, was acquitted in the same case due to lack of evidence. Tiwari's family has expressed dissatisfaction with the verdict and plans to appeal both the conviction and the acquittal.

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