A Bahraich court on Thursday awarded death sentence to a 25-year-old prime accused and life imprisonment to nine others in a year-old case related to the killing of a 22-year-old man during a Durga idol immersion procession and subsequent communal clashes in Maharajganj village.

The victim, Ram Gopal Mishra, was killed and several others were injured during a clash between two communities.

Defence Counsel Mukhtar Alam said that the court awarded the death sentence to Sarfaraz alias Rinku while his father and two brothers received life imprisonment.

Earlier on Tuesday, the trial court had held the 10 accused persons guilty on multiple charges, including rioting, murder and attempted murder. Three others were acquitted for the lack of evidence.

On Thursday, all the accused — who belong

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