Azamgarh (UP), Apr 28 (PTI) An MP-MLA court in Azamgarh on Friday awarded life imprisonment to four persons including a former state minister in connection with the murder of an advocate.

In December of 2015, one Rajanarayan Singh, an advocate was shot dead in the Sidhari Police Station area.

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His wife Sudha Singh had filed a police complaint against Angad Yadav, a former minister and Bahujan Samaj Party MLA from Nizamabad constituency, and a few others.

It was revealed in the investigation that Angad Yadav had some personal dispute with Rajanarayan Singh.

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Later police filed a charge sheet against Angad Yadav, Sailesh Yadav, Sunil Singh, and Arun Yadav in the case.

The matter was heard in MP-MLA court of Justice Om Prakash Verma.

The court also slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 each on all the convicts.

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