India News | 5 Sentenced to Life Imprisonment by Bhubaneswar Court for Murdering Man over Old Enmity
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Five people were sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday for murdering a man over old enmity between two families.
Bhubaneswar, May 20 (PTI) Five people were sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday for murdering a man over old enmity between two families.
Sushant Nayak, a housekeeping staffer of the Central Horticultural Experiment Station (CHES), was hacked to death at a slum near Unit-III in the Capital police station area in the early hours of May 24, 2023, according to the prosecution.
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The five convicts had chased Sushant while he was returning home and attacked him.
The verdict was delivered by Judge Bandana Kar of the Additional District Judge Court-2, Bhubaneswar.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on each of the five convicts -- Sujit Nayak, Subash Nayak, Ajit Nayak, Bishal Nayak and Tikili Nayak.
In case of non-payment, they will have to serve an additional one-year jail term, said Additional Public Prosecutor Salila Kumar Pradhan.
The verdict was delivered after the court examined 18 witnesses, 16 exhibits, and 39 documents, he said.
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