PRAYAGRAJ, June 12 -- An ADJ III court on Wednesday sentenced an accused to life imprisonment for the murder of three girls, including cousin sisters, who consumed poisoned toffees. The court also imposed a fine of Rs.35,000 on the accused. The incident occurred in August 2023 in Saurai Buzurg village, under the Kada Dham police station area of Kaushambi.

According to reports, Rajkumar Prajapati, a resident of Saurai Buzurg village, had lodged a case stating that he had a rivalry with his neighbour Shivshankar, son of Bulaki Ram. The roofs of their houses are adjacent to each other.

In the early hours of August 17, 2023, Shivshankar allegedly threw several toffees mixed with poison from his house onto the roof of Rajkumar's house. Varsh...