Guwahati, July 1 -- The District and Sessions Court of Udalguri in Assam on June 30 sentenced Neeraj Sharma to life imprisonment for the murder of two schoolboys, Kaushik Sarmah and Gaurab Sarmah, who were his stepbrothers.

The judgment was delivered by District and Sessions Judge N Senabaya Deori. Sharma was convicted under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and fined Rs30,000.

He was also sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 140(1) of the BNS. The court ordered that both sentences will run concurrently.

The case pertains to an incident that took place on December 20, 2024, when Sharma allegedly killed the two minors. Their bodies were found the next day in a forested area near Sastrapara villa...