Ballia (UP), Mar 28 (PTI) A court here has sentenced five people to life imprisonment in a 2007 murder case.

Additional Sessions Judge Hussain Ahmad Ansari on Wednesday also imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on each of the convicts -- Shriram, Sada Vriksh, Ravindra, Ram Narain and Haridwar.

Also Read | Delhi Excise Policy Case: Arvind Kejriwal To Be Produced Before Rouse Avenue Court Today.

They had killed Indrajeet on July 15, 2007, in Bibhita Bhuvari village, which falls under the Ubhaon police station's area, Superintendent of Police (SP) Dev Ranjan Verma said.

The FIR was registered on a complaint from the victim's cousin Sanjay Yadav, he said.

Also Read | Maharashtra: Man Jumps Off Train to Catch Mobile Phone Thief, Dies; Accused Arrested.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)