Meerut, May 26 A local court has sentenced four men to life imprisonment for the murder of a man nearly 11 years ago, police said on Wednesday.
According to police, Additional District and Sessions Judge Abhishek Upadhyay also imposed a fine of Rs 28,000 on each of the convicts – Gurudayal, Neeraj, Mohit and Shivkumar.
A complaint was lodged on July 12, 2015, by Rajesh Kumar, alleging that the accused had barged into his house and attacked his family members with sticks and knives.
Rajesh's father, Rupram, sustained serious injuries in the attack and later died during treatment, police said.
Initially, a case was registered under sections related to attempted murder and assault at the TP Nagar police station. Later, a murder charge was added to the FIR after Rupram died.
The four accused were arrested after a probe, police said.
