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Three get life term for killing farmer in Muzaffarnagar

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Press Trust of India Muzaffarnagar

A court in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffaranagar has sentenced three persons to life imprisonment for killing a farmer over a dispute seven years ago.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Veer Nayak Singh found Somvir, Javed and Kukku guilty of murder and slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 on each of them.

According to government lawyer Jitender Tyagi, the farmer, Israr, was shot dead over a money dispute in his field in Chokra village in May 2012.

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First Published: Aug 01 2019 | 6:40 PM IST

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