Muzaffarpur, Sept. 10 -- A CBI court in Bihar's Muzaffarpur on Wednesday sentenced the accused, Rohit Kumar Soni, Vijay Kumar Gupta, and Sonu Kumar Gupta, to life imprisonment with a total fine of Rs. 1.5 lakh in the Rajdeo murder case.

The CBI registered the instant case on September 15, 2016, on the request of the Bihar Government and notification from the Government of India, and took over the investigation earlier registered at Police Station, Siwan (Bihar) under Sections 302, 120-B, 34 of IPC & Section 27 of Arms Act against unknown persons, said the CBI in a press release.

It was alleged in the FIR that on May 13, 2016, Rajdeo Ranjan (deceased), a news reporter, was shot dead.

After investigation, CBI filed the first supplementar...