India News | 2 Get Life Term in 11-yr-old Murder Case in Odisha

Baripada (Odisha), Sep 30 (PTI) A court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Thursday sentenced two persons to life imprisonment for murdering a man over a dispute on the construction of a school building 11 years ago.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Prabir Kumar Chowdhury awarded the punishment to Anadi Giri and Sanjib Giri after finding them guilty of murder.

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Following a quarrel during a meeting of a school committee at Sakua village in Barsahi block, the two men attacked Niranjan Mohapatra with sharp weapons seriously injuring him on June 25, 2010. He died at a hospital later.

Mohapatra and the two had some dispute over constructing the school building. The three were members of the school committee.

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Seven people were arrested in this connection, out of which the court acquitted four for want of evidence. One of the accused died during trial.

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