India, Oct. 29 -- A 25-year-old received a life sentence on Tuesday after being convicted for his role in the brazen daylight gunning down of an Indo-Canadian at a golf course in Vancouver three years ago.

Balraj Singh Basra was sentenced to 25 years in prison without parole for the targeted hit on 38-year-old Vishal Walia at a golf course near the University of British Columbia on October 17, 2022. He had been charged with first degree murder.

"This was an execution-style killing at close range in a public place of recreation, which was followed by the burning of the getaway car to avoid capture," British Columbia Supreme Court Justice Warren Milman said during the sentencing, according to the outlet Vancouver Sun.

Two other persons w...