Bhubaneswar, Dec. 20 -- A district and sessions Court in Khordha has sentenced an accused to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 in connection with a robbery-cum-murder case reported from the Nayapalli area of Bhubaneswar in 2020.

The accused, identified as Narayan Mohanty, had forcibly entered a house in Nayapalli on July 26, 2020, and allegedly stole a gold chain. During the incident, he attacked Tulasi Devi with a sharp-edged weapon, leaving her critically injured.

Tulasi Devi was rushed to the hospital for treatment, but later succumbed to her injuries. The case had triggered concern over violent crimes during theft incidents in the city at the time.

After hearing the arguments and examining the eviden...