Lucknow, Aug. 5 -- : A Lucknow court on Tuesday sentenced three men to life imprisonment for the murder of a man in Vikas Nagar, in a case that police said was cracked within 13 days with the conviction taking place within 115 days through technology and evidence-based investigation.

The case was registered at Vikas Nagar police station on December 30, 2025, under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) after the murder of Lalaram. With no eyewitnesses or identifiable suspects, investigators relied on electronic evidence, forensic examination, CCTV analysis, facial comparison and digital route reconstruction to identify the accused.

Station incharge of Vikas Nagar Alok Kr Singh said investigators analysed footage from 1,289 ...