A local court today awarded capital punishment to a person for killing two children last year.
Additional District Judge, Bhudev Gautam, gave death penalty to Mahipal for killing six-year-old Vikash and his cousin Jitendra (7) on January 9, 2013 over a land dispute with their family.
Both the brothers were abducted by Mahipal from their house in Kanakpur village in Dataganj area and were later killed.
The police had later arrested the accused.
