Kendrapara: A Odisha court has sentenced five persons of a family to life imprisonment for killing an elderly woman in Kendrapara in 2020.
The additional district and sessions judge of Kendrapara Tuesday pronounced the sentence after examining 28 witnesses and evidence, said Sanjay Kumar Jena, the prosecution counsel.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs30,000 on each of the convicts.
Kusam Swain (62) was killed at Simulia village in the district May 29, 2020. The son of the deceased and his wife had also suffered serious injuries in the attack.
PTI