Agra: A local court in Agra has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for murdering a man after sexually assaulting him in 2023. The court of additional district judge Dinesh Kumar Chauraisa also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 and Rs 25,000 on the two convicts, rejecting their plea for minimum punishment on Friday. The case dated back to April 21, 2023, when the victim, who worked in the shoe industry, went to attend a birthday party. Police said the two accused were also present at the event and took the man out on a motorcycle on the pretext of consuming alcohol. His body was later recovered from a forested area in Nanpur village under Kiraoli police station limits. Police initially registered a case under IPC section 302 ( murder ) and both accused were arrested the following day. D
2 get life for man’s rape, murder in Agra

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