Baripada: A man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Mayurbhanj district for murdering a 55-year-old man.
Additional district and sessions judge Deepak Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict, Budhuram Bindhani, 48, for committing the crime on February 18, 2018.
Bindhani assaulted Sachindra Mohanta with a stick following a quarrel at a village in Rairangpur police station area. The victim succumbed to his injuries at a hospital.
The judgement, given Wednesday, was based on the statements of 19 witnesses.
PTI