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Life term to two persons in transporter murder case

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Press Trust of India Purnea (Bihar)
A local court today awarded life imprisonment to two persons in connection with the murder of a transporter 11 months ago.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Satyendra Kumar Rajak also slapped a fine of Rs 4.5 lakh each on Niraj Yadav and Kishore Kumar.

Punit Choudhary was kidnapped by the two convicts and later killed by them on August 3, 2015. His body was later dumped in a ditch.

The duo were arrested the same day from a hotel near Jalalgarh bazar.

The town had witnessed massive protests by local people against the killing of the young transporter.

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First Published: Jun 13 2016 | 6:32 PM IST

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