Karnal, Aug. 9 -- A Yamunanagar court on Friday sentenced a local man to life imprisonment and also fined him for Rs.25,000 for the murder of a local woman.

The man identified as Jasbir alias Jassi, a resident of village Bhogpur in Yamunanagar, was convicted under Section 302 by the court of Jagadhri additional district sessions judge Sukhdha Pritam in case no. 153 dated July 03, 2022 at Sadhaura police station, a police spokesperson said.

According to officials the accused was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing the woman by hitting her on the head with a brick and then pushing her into a well.

The matter came to light in July 2022, when Sanju Kumar, a resident of village Ismailpur, lodged a complaint at Sadhaura that he was go...