Latest News | Man Gets Life Imprisonment in 49-year-old Murder Case

Firozabad (UP), Oct 13 (PTI) A court here has sentenced an 80-year-old man to life imprisonment in connection with a murder case registered close to half a century ago, a government advocate said on Friday.

It also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on the convict Mahendra Singh.

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Additional district government counsel Narayan Saxena Friday said that Meera Devi, a resident of the district had on September 14, 1974, filed a complaint, accusing Mahendra Singh of shooting her mother shooting her dead.

At the time of the incident, Narkhi was a part of Agra district. The case was later transferred to the Firozabad court.

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Saxena said Additional District and Sessions Judge Jitendra Gupta on Thursday sentenced Mahendra to life imprisonment and said that in case of non-payment of the fine, the convict will have to spend an additional year in jail.

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