Bandipora, Aug. 20 -- In a landmark judgement, a local court on Tuesday awarded Life imprisonment to a Hizbul Mujahideen Terrorist for killing a civilian in Bandipora three decades ago in 1993.

Court of Additional Sessions Judge Bandipora Susheel Singh on Tuesday convicted Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Abdul Wahid Mir for the cold-blooded murder of 32-year-old carpet weaver Mohammad Shafi Hajam in Onagam village of Bandipora.

The killing, which took place on December 7, 1993, had been initially buried as "untraced" but was reopened after 11 years on the insistence of the victim's family.

The court sentenced Mir to life imprisonment under Section 302 RPC, three years rigorous imprisonment under Section 201 RPC, and seven years rigorous im...