India, Jan. 29 -- The Belapur sessions court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the murder of a Sanpada resident in 2017. Additional district and sessions judge PA Sane also imposed a fine of Rs.1,000 on the convict, Prabhakar Devraj Dhotre, and if he fails to pay up, he will have to undergo an additional six months of rigorous imprisonment involving hard labour.

According to the prosecution, the incident occurred on July 26, 2017. The complainant, Laxman Motiram Gaikwad, 33, was told by his minor son that Gaikwad's brother, Sandeep, had been assaulted under a bridge near a Nexa showroom in Sanpada. When Gaikwad reached the spot, he found Sandeep and his friend lying in pools of blood. Sandeep later succumbed to his injuries. ...