Azamgarh (UP), Aug 4 (PTI) An MP-MLA court here on Friday sentenced Alok Yadav, son of former minister Angad Yadav, to life imprisonment in a case related to the murder of an advocate in 2015.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on Alok Yadav.

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On April 28, four other accused in the case, including Angad Yadav, were convicted by the court.

In December 2015, advocate Rajnarayan Singh was shot dead under an over-bridge near a railway station under the Sidhari police station's area. His wife Sudha Singh had filed a police complaint against Angad Yadav, a former Bahujan Samaj Party MLA from Nizamabad, and a few others.

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During investigation, police found that Angad Yadav had some personal dispute with Rajanarayan Singh.

Police had earlier filed a charge-sheet against Angad Yadav, Sailesh Yadav, Sunil Singh and Arun Yadav in the case and the MP-MLA court of Justice Om Prakash Verma had convicted them in April.

Later, police filed another charge-sheet against the former minister's son and he was convicted by the same court on Friday.

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