Sambalpur (Odisha), March 27 A court in Odisha sentenced seven individuals to life imprisonment for the murder of a man in the Sambalpur district in 2021, an official said on Friday.
District and sessions judge Pragyan Panigrahi delivered the verdict on Thursday after examining 23 witnesses and evidence.
The court has also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each of the convicted individuals, the government counsel said.
The convicted individuals are Rukmana Pradhan (52), Bhojraj Pradhan (55), Gajaraj Pradhan (50), Ashok Pradhan (52), Dushmanta Bhoi (50), Bhismjit Bhoi (50), and Bhismadeb Pradhan (41), he said.
The incident took place on September 16, 2021, near a restaurant on the PWD road at Padhanpali. The convicted individuals, armed with axes, machetes, and iron rods, assaulted the victim, Prakash Padhan, leading to his death, police said.