LUCKNOW, July 31 -- A Kushinagar court on Thursday sentenced a man to death for murdering his wife and three minor sons, nearly five years after the crime, describing it as the "rarest of rare" case.

Additional district and sessions judge Parmeshwar Prasad convicted Jitendra Kushwaha, 35, a resident of Gurmiya Gopal Tola in Kudwa Dilip Nagar village under Kasya police station limits, for the murders of his wife, Leelawati, 31, and their three sons - Akash, 8, Vikas, 6, and Rinku, 4.

Apart from awarding the death penalty, the court imposed a fine of Rs.2.01 lakh on the convict.

According to the prosecution, the killings took place on the night of August 25, 2021. The following morning, Leelawati's father, Ramjeet Kushwaha, lodged an FIR...