A sessions court in Gujarat's Amreli city has sentenced three persons to life imprisonment in a cow slaughter case and imposed a hefty fine of Rs 18 lakh on them, prosecution said on Wednesday.

This is the first instance in Gujarat where three persons have been handed life term in a cow slaughter case, it said.

Sessions Court Judge Rizwana Bukhari on Tuesday pronounced the three accused -- Kasim Haji Solanki, Sattar Ismail Solanki, and Akram Haji Solanki -- guilty under various sections of the Gujarat Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act, 2017, in the Amreli cow slaughter case and sentenced them to life imprisonment, special public prosecutor (SPP) Chandresh Mehta said.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 18 lakh on the trio, he said.

As per the case details, police received a tip-off r

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