Berhampur: A court in Odisha’s Ganjam district sentenced five people, including two brothers, to life imprisonment for killing a 55-year-old man.
Additional District Judge (ADJ) Indu Sharma Monday held Kedar Das (25), his brother Sushant (23), Kanhu Das (26), Bapi Das (25) and Sudhir Das (23) – all residents of Bijipur area here guilty of the murder of Trinath Das.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each of them.
The court pronounced its verdict after recording the statement of 16 witnesses, including police in the case, said additional public prosecutor, Soubhagya Kumar Mishra.
The convicts had killed Trinath with a sharp weapon near his home in Bijipur area May 27, 2020 due to previous enmity.
PTI