Thane, Nov 9 (PTI) A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced a man to life imprisonment after convicting him in the murder of a salesman more than seven years ago.

Besides the conviction of Suresh Pradeep Jaiswal, Additional Sessions Judge A N Sirsikar also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on him.

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This verdict follows the earlier convictions of two co-accused, Amit Indradev Gupta and Avanish Jaiswal, who were sentenced to life in 2023.

According to court papers, the crime was committed in the early hours of January 1, 2017.

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Victim Vikas Upadhyay, who worked in an electronic store, got into a confrontation with the convicts over hailing a cab. He then tried to board an autorickshaw but the trio fatally attacked him despite bystanders trying to pacify them.

“The circumstances and witness testimonies conclusively establish that the accused acted with a common intention,” noted Judge Sirsikar.

Pradeep's trial saw delays as he was absconding, leading to his case being separated from that of his co-accused.

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