VARANASI, May 7 -- A court in Azamgarh on Wednesday sentenced seven convicts to life imprisonment and slapped a financial penalty of Rs.1,02,500 each in a 2020 double murder case of a father-son duo in a village under Devgaon police station area in Azamgarh.

Based on the complaint filed by Santri Devi in August 2020, a case was registered under sections 147, 148, 149, 302, and 120B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against seven accused at Devgaon Police Station. Thorough investigation was done, and thereafter a chargesheet was filed against the accused in the court.

In the case, the testimonies of 10 witnesses were recorded and examined. The court heard all the parties. After hearing arguments from both sides, the Court of the District Ju...