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Family of 12 Gets Life Sentence for Goat Dispute Murder
4 Apr
Summary
- Twelve family members received life sentences for a murder.
- The motive was a dispute over a goat, occurring in 2018.
- The victim died from injuries sustained during a violent attack.
An additional sessions court has handed down life sentences to twelve family members for a murder committed eight years ago. The convicted individuals, which include two women, were found guilty in the death of a 22-year-old man. The fatal incident occurred on the night of August 31, 2018, in Bombay Yojana Colony.
The motive behind the attack was reportedly a dispute over a goat. The victim, who was a relative of one party involved in the disagreement, was attempting to mediate. However, shortly after leaving a house, he was attacked with sharp weapons and sticks by the twelve members of a neighboring family. He succumbed to his injuries on the same night he was attacked.
Police registered a murder case in September 2018 and subsequently arrested all twelve accused. Following investigations, a chargesheet was filed. The convicted persons, identified as Ramjani (57), Farjana (43), Mukhtar (31), Mustak (29), Mubarik Ali (26), Saddam Khan (32), Shaheen Khanam (37), Shaharukh (26), Zaheer Khan (35), Naimuddin (26), Shahadatt (30), and Shaharukh (32), were sent to jail following the court's order.
