Five get life sentence for killing woman

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Press Trust of India Medininagar (Jharkhand)
Last Updated : Jun 08 2013 | 6:15 PM IST
Five men were today sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for killing a woman after they branded her as a 'witch' in Palamau district.
A District and Sessions Court awarded life sentence to N Chourasia, S Chourasia, Manoj Chourasia, Ajay Chourasia and Audhesh Chourasia for killing Hindya Devi at Budhipir village in Chenpur police station on June 14, 2008.
A sixth accused, Sohiri Devi, has been absconding since the murder of the woman.
The victim's son Sunil Kumar Chourasia had filed the FIR against the six persons.
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First Published: Jun 08 2013 | 6:15 PM IST

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