MEERUT, July 31 -- A Bijnor court on Friday sentenced seven men to life imprisonment for the murder of a prominent businessman's son, Prabal Agarwal, 18, who was allegedly beaten to death during an Agrasen Jayanti function in 2012.

The court had earlier convicted all seven accused on July 29 and remanded them to judicial custody pending sentencing.

Meanwhile, a petition pending before the Allahabad high court seeks to have 12 more individuals arraigned as accused in the case. The matter is scheduled to be heard on August 4.

According to the prosecution, the incident occurred on December 19, 2012, during an Agrasen Jayanti programme at a banquet hall in Bijnor. Prabal was allegedly assaulted and beaten to death over some dispute during ...