Etah (UP), Nov 4 A court here has sentenced four convicts to life imprisonment in two separate cases involving dowry death and a double murder, and imposed fines on them.
District and Sessions Judge Rakesh Dhar Dubey pronounced the verdicts on Tuesday.
According to the prosecution, the first case relates to the Raja Ka Rampur police station area, where a man lodged a complaint on August 15, 2024, alleging that his daughter was murdered over demands for dowry.
After investigation, police filed a chargesheet against the husband, Hemant alias Gaurav, a resident of Vijaypur, on September 19, 2024. The court subsequently sentenced him to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 2,000.
The second case pertains to a double murder in Mirhachi police station area on September 1, 2008, in which the complainant’s father and brother were shot dead over an old rivalry.
Police registered a case under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including murder and rioting.
The court convicted Shilesh, Vinod and one Sahukar to life imprisonment. A fine totalling Rs 46,000 was also imposed on them.
(PTI News)
