Pratapgarh (UP), Oct 18 (PTI) A local court here sentenced a man and three others to life imprisonment for the 'honour killing' of his daughter nine years ago.

The police had registered a case of honour killing and filed the charge sheet in the court, the prosecution said.

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The court of the Additional District and Sessions judge on Saturday sentenced four people -- Nawab (the girl's father), Sugan, Sageer Ahmad and Nafees -- to life imprisonment. It also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on each of them, it said.

According to the prosecution, the girl's beheaded body was recovered from a canal near Sagra Sundarpur on September 13, 2011. Later, the police recovered the head from Gonde village.

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Nawab confessed to his crime during questioning. He said his daughter was in love with a boy from another caste which was bringing him a bad name, the prosecution said.

Nawab along with his relatives Sugan, Sageer Ahmad and Nafees committed the murder and dumped the body, it said.

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