The prosecution case was that the deceased Murthy, a reportedly had illicit relationship with the wife of construction worker Satheeshkumar in Saravanampatti in the city.
Learning about this, Satheeshkumar with the help of his friend Harikrishnan stabbed Murthy to death on April 10 last year.
The judge Gunasekharan ordered the accused to undergo life imprisonment.
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