Meerut, Feb. 23 -- A local court in Saharanpur on Monday sentenced 13 men to life imprisonment in a nine-year-old double murder case linked to a land dispute. The trial stemmed from a 2016 armed attack that left two brothers dead and four others seriously injured.

Vikas Gupta, additional district and sessions judge, delivered the judgment, finding the accused guilty based on documentary evidence and witness testimonies. The court also imposed a fine of Rs.50,000 on each convict, directing that failure to pay would result in an additional six months in jail.

According to Deepak Saini, additional district government counsel (ADGC), the case dates back to November 12, 2016, when complainant Israr, a resident of Kunda Khurd under Gangoh pol...