Latur, Sept 30 A court in Maharashtra’s Latur has sentenced five men to life imprisonment for the murder of two persons and a fatal attack that left four others injured during a dispute over a farm access road seven years ago.
The investigation was conducted by the then police inspector Parameshwar Badam. The police subsequently filed a chargesheet based on statements of eyewitnesses and injured witnesses, medical evidence and seizure records. Additional Sessions Judge S B Pawar at Nilanga pronounced the judgement on September 29. On October 3, 2019, the accused attacked Subhash Dayanand Sude, Dayanand Namdeo Sude and others while they were working in their field at Dangevadi under the jurisdiction of Shirur Anantpal police station, the prosecution said. Based on a complaint, the police registered a case under sections 302 , 307 , 148 and 147 , 143 and 149 and 504 of the Indian Penal Code.
The testimonies of the medical officer, eyewitnesses, injured witnesses and seizure panch witnesses were among the key evidence considered by the court. The prosecution examined 14 witnesses during the trial.
The court sentenced each of them to life imprisonment and a fine of ₹ 5,000 under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the IPC. In case of default in payment of the fine, they will undergo an additional six months’ imprisonment.
