Second Malik Hit Man Gets Life Sentence Without Parole for 20 Years

Ripudaman Singh Malik (C) leaves B.C. Supreme Court with his supporters after he was found not guilty in the bombing of an Air India flight 182 in 1985, in Vancouver, B.C., on March 16, 2005. Richard Lam/The Canadian Press

One of the two hit men who shot Ripudaman Singh Malik to death in Surrey, B.C., almost three years ago has been handed a life sentence without parole for 20 years.

Jose Lopez is set to be eligible for parole in 2042, taking into account time served.