JAIPUR: In a major judgment, a Rajasthan court has sentenced seven members of the same family to life imprisonment in the 2014 Bhanwarnath murder case from Bamblu village.
The Additional District and Sessions Judge also imposed a fine of Rs 22, 000 on each convict. Failure to pay will attract an additional six months' imprisonment, said the order on Monday.
The case dates back to May 27, 2014, when Jamsar resident Annanath reported that his brother, Bhanwarnath, was attacked while on his way to his uncle’s house.
According to the FIR, the accused -- Mohannath, Hemnath, Dhannanath, Shankarnath, Badhu Devi, Sita, and Saroj -- blocked his path with a pickup truck and assaulted him. During the scuffle, the vehicle rammed into a wall and was abandoned as the attackers fled. Bhanwarnath was rushed to PBM Hospital, where he was declared dead. Police filed the charge sheet in August 2014. The prosecution presented blood-stained clothes, a stick, medical reports, the FSL report, and sealed material evidence, all of which supported the case.