India, March 26 -- A sessions court in Pune has sentenced two men to life imprisonment for the 2016 daylight murder of a former Ganpati mandal president in Kothrud, relying on the victim's dying declaration, medical evidence, CCTV footage and eyewitness testimonies.

Principal District and Sessions Judge Mahendra Mahajan convicted Sanjay Anant Mohol, 39, of Dattawadi; and Sambhaji Sadashiv Kamble, 27, of Kothrud for the murder of Sagar Shivaji Shinde, 31, on Karve Road.

Shinde, a resident of Lokmanya Vasahat near Paud Phata, was actively involved in social work and Ganpati mandal activities. He had served as the president of the Dashabhuja Ganesh Mitra Mandal on Karve Road and was known for intervening in neighbourhood disputes and civic...