UP court sentences 8 people to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for murder

Ballia (UP), Jul 27 (PTI) A court here has sentenced eight people to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for killing a man back in 2009, officials said on Thursday.

Additional Sessions Judge Hussain Ahmad Ansari also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 each on the convicts.

Superintendent of Police, S Anand said one Chandrika was killed on October 9, 2009, following a dispute over the digging of a drain in Sahatwar area.

Praveen Ram, Shivji, Sudarshan, Ramdev, Manji, Shankar, Amarnath and Harishankar were booked in the case and a charge sheet was filed in the court.