Click to play videoNew Delhi: A day after the District and Sessions court of Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh on Friday pronounced as guilty all the eight accused in the sensational S Manjunath murder case, the foundation named after the IIM graduate will give out Integrity awards on Saturday.
The announcement comes a day after all eight accused in the murder of Manjunath were convicted by the sessions court.
The 27-year-old IIM graduate was working as a sales officer with the Indian Oil Corporation when he was shot dead on November 19, 2005 for blowing the whistle on the petrol pump adulteration racket run by Monu Mittal and his aide Devesh Agnihotri in Lakhimpur kheri, Uttar Pradesh.
Manjunath's bullet ridden body was recovered five days later.
The Lakhimpur Kheri court found Monu, Devesh and six others guilty of murder, criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence.
The eight accused have also been found guilty of criminal conspiracy and destruction of evidence.
The quantum of their sentence is likely to be announced on Monday.
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