Osmanabad, December 22: Seven persons, including a sugar factory director and a woman, were sentenced to life term today by a court in connection with a murder case.
Judicial Magistrate First Class U T Lavate also slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 each on the convicts.
According to the prosecution, Terna Sugar factory director Vibishan Kale and his accomplices – Bhaskar Kale, Nana Basha Kale, Lala Kale, Rani Kale, Mohajibai Shinde and Nana Subarao Kale – murdered Laxman Kale on May 9, 2008 for having an illicit relationship with a woman in spite of being a married man.
The convicts, all residents of Dhoki village, asked Laxman to end his relation with the woman, but when he did not comply, they killed him, the prosecution said.
–Agencies