Bijnor, February 28: Two brothers have been sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here for murdering a boy over a land dispute in 2004.
Fast Track Court Judge Bina Chaudhary awarded the sentence to the duo– Brahma Pal and Sheesh Pal– and also imposed a fine of Rs 35,000 each on them.
The Judge referred the case of the third brother, a co-accused in the case, for hearing to the Juvenile Court as he is a minor.
Mukul (12), son of Ram Kishan and resident of Nangla village in Najibabad area, was murdered by the three brothers on March 6, 2004 in a field over a land dispute between the two families.
–PTI