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Brothers sentenced to life for killing sibling

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Press Trust of India Mathura
Two brothers have been sentenced to life by a court here for killing their sibling more than 10 years ago.

Additional District Judge I D Dubey has sentenced to life Ashfaq and Azad for killing their brother Istakhar Khan in 2006 in Toly Mohalla of Naujhil town of the district, government counsel Virendra Lavania said today.

Besides Ashfaq and Azad, their brother-in-law Naseer was also awarded the same sentence.

In his order on Friday, the judge also slapped fine of Rs 20,000 each on the three convicts.

Istakhar was killed on January 10, 2006 when he was returning home with his daughter Ajum at about 10.00 AM.

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First Published: Apr 10 2016 | 9:32 PM IST

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