Panchkula, Sept. 17 -- Two youths who had brutally murdered a railway employee in June 2021 will be spending life in jail, a sessions court in Panchkula has ruled.

The duo, Parkash Singh Bisht, 30, a dhaba owner from Champawat, Uttarakhand, and Rohit, alias Bhumra, 25, of Jind, Haryana, was convicted under Sections 302 (murder) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code.

The court also slapped a fine of Rs.25,000 each on the convicts, with 50% of the fine to be paid to the victim's father.

The deceased, Sandeep, a native of Sikar, Rajasthan, was working with Indian Railways and was transferred from Ambala Cantt to Chandigarh in June 2021.

He was living in a rented accommodation in Daria with his father, Dayal Chand.

On June 1...