Jessica Lall's Murder Convict Manu Sharma Gets Married | News World India

Manu Sharma (file)

Manu Sharma, undergoing a life term in the high-profile Jessica Lall murder case of 1999 got married in a low-key ceremony in Chandigarh last week, according to a report in an English daily.

According to the reprot, Manu Sharma alias Siddharth Vashisht, 37, was on “furlough” when he married a Mumbai woman at his residence on April 22. Only close relatives from both sides were invited to attend, the said quoting sources.

The report also quoted sources saying, Sharma has known the woman for the last 10 years but had to delay his marriage plans after his conviction by Delhi High Court in December 2006 — the ruling was upheld by Supreme Court in April 2010.

Earlier this year, Sharma completed his post-graduation from the Indian Institute of Human Rights after he was released on 30-day parole by Delhi High Court for appearing in the exams in January.

While in jail, Sharma has also been involved with his NGO, Siddharth Vashisht Charitable Trust, which works for the welfare of jail inmates.

On April 29, 1999, Sharma shot dead Lall after the 34-year-old refused to serve him liquor at the Tamarind Court restaurant owned by socialite Bina Ramani at Qutub Colonnade in south Delhi’s Mehrauli.

The case continued to hit the headlines long after the murder when Sharma was acquitted by a trial court in February 2006. Following a nationwide public outcry, the case was taken up by Delhi High Court through a fast track trial that ended in his conviction on murder charges.