Court convict 6 people on murder of Cong leader

Hubli, Mar 10: First Additional Sessions Court here has convicted six people of murdering local Congress Leader Honnappa Ganadal.

Judge B Durgappa who heard the case ordered six of the seven accused to undergo life imprisonment, yesterday. The seventh accused, being a minor, is undergoing trial at a different court.

According to prosecution all the seven had murdered Mr Ganadal on July 31, 2004 with deadly weapons, when he had come to settle a problem at his sister's house. They were from a single family and were the neighbours of Mr Ganadal's sister's house.

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