Mumbai-based television and film actor Bhupendra Singh (57), widely recognised by Indian audiences for portraying Karna in Jai Mahabharata, alongside memorable stints in popular Mumbai productions like 1857 Kranti, Yeh Pyaar Na Hoga Kam, Ek Hasina Thi, and Madhubala has been sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment by a Fast Track Court in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, in connection with a 2023 fatal shootout.

In a judgment delivered by Additional Sessions Judge/Fast Track Court-II Dr Shahzad Ali, the court convicted Singh of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, causing grievous hurt, and violations of the Arms Act. While Singh was handed a decade behind bars and heavy financial penalties, three local co-accused—Gian Singh, Jivan Singh alias Jovandeep, and Gurjant Singh—were acquitted of all charges due to a lack of sufficient evidence proving their active participation.