AGRA, Aug. 12 -- A serving and a retired policemen were sentenced to life imprisonment by the district and sessions judge, Etah, on Wednesday for the custodial death of a man during panchayat elections in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Etah district in 2005. Two other accused policemen, deputed at Jainthra police station of Etah, died during the pendency of the case.

Etah district and sessions judge Rakesh Dhar Dubey passed the verdict in an open court sentencing the two-Mahaveer Singh (currently posted in Hathras) and Gajraj Singh (now retired)-for life.

He also imposed a penalty of Rs.25,000 each on them after holding them guilty for charges under section 302/24 (murder with common intention by multiple accused) of the Indian Penal Code...