Four sentenced to life in murder case

Four persons have been sentenced to life term by a local court for murdering a 51-year-old man for refusing to wed his daughter with one of them.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Prakasan also imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 on Balamurugan, Ramakrishnan, Vilvalingam and Muniasamy.

The court acquitted Balamurugan's mother and another relative. A minor accused has been referred to Juvenile home.

According to the prosecution, Balamurugan had approached the deceased Dharmalingam, to wed his daughter to him. As he refused, there was a heated exchange and Balamurugan and his relatives hacked him to death.

Police had registered cases against eight persons. One of the accused had died during the trial.