Ghaziabad (UP), Oct 6 (PTI) Two men, including a former BSP leader, have been sentenced to seven years in prison by a court here in a 2004 murder case, a lawyer said on Monday.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Zunaid Muzaffar also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on the two convicts -- Manish Pandit, who was formerly with the BSP, and Manoj Kumar alias Fauzi.

The case was registered at Sihani Gate police station on November 14, 2004, on a complaint by Vijay Pal Singh.

According to the prosecution, Singh alleged that some unidentified assailants opened fire at his brother Naresh (42) and nephew Jitendra outside their office in Ram Nagar Colony. Both were taken to Yashoda Hospital, where Naresh was declared dead and Jitendra was admitted for surgery.

When Jitendra regained consciou

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