Six get 10-year jail term for killing man 20 years ago in UP's Ballia
Ballia (UP) (PTI): A local court here has sentenced six persons, including two couples, to ten years of imprisonment, for killing a man over a land dispute 20 years ago, police said on Sunday.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 11,200 on each of them, they added.
Superintendent of Police S Anand on Sunday said the incident took place on October 31, 2003 in Chitvisaanv Khurd village under the Sahatvar police station area. A man was killed during a violent clash over a land dispute.
Based on a complaint by the son of the deceased Ram Narayan Gond, a case was lodged against the six persons -- Shiv Kumar Gupta and his wife Parvati Devi, Chhotelal Gupta, Madan Gupta and his wife Sunita Devi, and Ganesh Gupta -- under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, the SP said.
On Saturday, Additional District and Sessions Judge Hussain Ahmad Ansari held the six accused persons guilty, and sentenced them to 10 years of imprisonment, and also fined Rs 11,200 each, he added.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
