Tag: 9 Convicts get life sentence

[ad_1] Fifty per cent of the fine realised would be paid to the victim, officials said.Mathura: A court in Mathura on Monday sentenced nine people to imprisonment for life for kidnapping a person 16 years ago.The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on each of the convicts and failing to pay will lead to an additional six-month jail term. Fifty per cent of the fine realised would be paid to the victim, officials said.While nine convicts were awarded life sentences, a non-bailable warrant was issued against the 10th accused, who neither appeared at the time of pronouncement of verdict nor on the day of sentencing, said assistant district government counsel Mukesh Babu Goshwami.Avadhesh Yadav and his sureties have been ordered by Additional District Judge Sanjai Chaudhary to appear in th...