Medininagar (Jharkhand), Dec 20 (PTI) A local court here on Wednesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment in over a decade-old murder case in Palamu district.

District and Additional Sessions Judge Amresh Kumar sentenced Bhim Kherwar, a resident of Rohtas district of Bihar, to life imprisonment for killing Lakhan Kherwar in July, 2013 in Redma locality.

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The court also slapped a fine of Rs 20,000, or an additional six-month jail term.

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