A court in UP’s Ballia district on Saturday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering a student in 2023.
Special Judge Mahesh Chandra Verma convicted Vishal and sentenced him to life imprisonment, as stated by SP Dev Ranjan Verma.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him.
The prosecution lawyer stated that the gruesome incident took place last year on August 30, when Badal Patel (19), a second year B.Com student was stabbed to death while he was sleeping outside his house in Karambar village of Khejuri area.
An FIR was registered following the complaint by Pappu Patel, a relative of the deceased. Subsequently, the police filed a chargesheet against Vishal Rajbhar and a juvenile. The case involving the minor is currently pending in Juvenile Court.
