Life imprisonment to three persons in Jharkhand

Bokaro, Mar 1 (UNI) A fast track court today awarded life imprisonment to three persons accused of murder in Jharkhand's Bokaro district.

Additional and Session Judge (1st) S K Choudhuri also imposed Rs 500 as fine on each of the accused--Bablu Bakira, Munna Bari and Bhola Sarma--who murdered Devendra Ram Mahto of Basti Mor under Harla police station in February, 2004.

Police said the victims on February 16, 2004 night did not return home. The worried family members next day informed police who found that Devendra was with the three accused that night.

Further investigation led the police to recover his body on February 19 from cooling pond in the steel city.

It was established that the trio had killed Mahto and threw the body into the pond.

UNI