Ludhiana, March 26 -- The court of additional sessions judge Shiv Mohan Garg convicted a man and sentenced him to life for strangulating a 17-year-old labourer to death in a case of year 2020.

The convict Mohammad Abdul, alias Jaspreet Singh, alias Jassa, of Kuchha Malak Road, Jagraon, has been sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs.one lakh on the convict.

According to the prosecution, the City Jagraon police had lodged an FIR against the convict under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code on May 25, 2020. The FIR was lodged following the statement of Jagtar Singh of Pakka Malak Road of Jagraon, employer of the victim.

Jagtar Singh stated that his employee, Sanjay Kumar, went missing on Ma...