Maharashtra: Man sentenced to life imprisonment for cousin's murder

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A court in Maharashtra's Latur district sentenced a man to life imprisonment for stabbing his cousin to death.

District and sessions judge R S Tiwari on Wednesday found Balajai Phulchand Sarge guilty of killing his cousin Tushar Arvind Sarge (25), sentenced him to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him.

According to the prosecution, the accused suspected the victim of having an illicit relationship with his wife, and stabbed him with a sharp weapon in Kolewadi-Yellarwadi village of Ausa tehsil in December, 2019.

At least 10 witnesses were examined in the case, it was stated.

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