India News | Odisha: Man Gets Life Term for Murder

Baripada (Odisha), Aug 28 (PTI) A local court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Monday sentenced a man to life imprisonment, after he was convicted in a 2022 murder case.

Rairangpur Additional District and Sessions Judge, Deepak Kumar, held 21-year old Shyama Kisku guilty in the murder of Natha Naik (30).

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The court also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on the convict, said Additional Public Prosecutor Pankaj Kumar Das.

Kisku had axed Nath to death on July 29, 2022 over a quarrel in Kusumi village under Badampahad Police Station limits.

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The judgment was based on the statement of 14 witnesses and medical reports, Das said.

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