Azamgarh (UP), May 23 -- A man was sentenced to life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 50,000 by a local court here on Friday in a 13-year-old murder case in Mehnajpur area of
Azamgarh district here in Uttar Pradesh, a prosecution counsel said here.
Assistant Government Counsel (AGC) Pankaj Kumar said that nine accused were acquitted due to lack of evidence in this case. He said that on June 15, 2012, Dinesh Kumar, a resident of Binali, informed that Munna Ram, Sonu Ram, Lalchand Ram, Mahendra Singh, Harischandra, Zakir, Vijay, Ashwani alias Guddu, Pankaj and Manoj thrashed him and his wife Kusum.
He said when Dinesh's cousin Santosh came to rescue the couple, Manoj shot him with a pistol.
"Santosh died while being taken to the hosp...