India, March 18 -- A sessions court in Arunachal Pradesh on Monday sentenced Majibur Rahman, alias Atabur Rahman, to life imprisonment for the murder of two sisters who ran a beauty parlour at Ganga Market in Itanagar.

Judge Hirendra Kashyap convicted Rahman under sections 302, 457 and 280 of the Indian Penal Code and also imposed a fine of Rs.20,000.

The horrific crime had sent shock waves across the state and the conviction comes after an 11-year manhunt that ended with Rahman's arrest in January this year.

The team of Itanagar Police, led by SP Rohit Rajbir Singh, tracked and arrested Rahman using electronic and human surveillance.

"This conviction not only marks the culmination of a long-standing investigation but also reinforces ...