A local court today awarded life imprisonment to ten persons, including a man and his three sons, for murdering two youths in Jetpur town in the district in 2010.
Sessions court judge K M Dave handed down the punishment to Hari Pardhi, his three sons Bharat, Atul, and Manish, besides Kanti Vegda, Vivek Vaghela, Pankaj Vaghela, Raju Vegda, Kanaiya Vegda and Ravindra Vaghela, prosecution said.
The court also imposed fine of Rs 5,250 on each of the accused while acquitting one of the accused Manish Vegda for want of evidence.
According to prosecution, Bharat Koli and Nitin Dabhi were murdered on June 16, 2010 following an old rivalry by members of a group led by Hari Pardhi.
Following the complaint lodged by one Magan Zinzuvadiya, police had arrested eleven persons and registered case of murder against them.
