A local court today awarded death sentence to a man for killing two persons in the B B Nagar Police Station area of the district in 2011.
First Additional District and Sessions judge Musharraf Hussain awarded the sentence to Brijpal of Nagla Agrasen village, the prosecution lawyer said.
Brijpal killed Rajesh and Sher Singh of the same village on February, 2011 on being refused 'bidi' on credit from Rajesh's grocery, they said.
Sher Singh got into the trouble as he tried to pacify Brijpal, they added.