Bhadohi (UP): A court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his elder brother over a land dispute about a year ago. A government lawyer gave this information.

District government advocate Dinesh Kumar Pandey said that District and Sessions Judge Saket Bihari Deepak on Tuesday found Surendra Yada guilty in the murder case and also imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 on him.

The lawyer said that the court ordered that half of the fine amount be given to the deceased's wife Rajkumari.

Sharing information about the murder, Bhadohi Superintendent of Police Meenaksh Katyayan said that this incident took place on the night of March 10, 2023, in Pakar Kalan Wari village under Suryawa police station area.

SP said that the victim Rajnath Yadav was standing at the door of his house after having dinner, when his younger brother Surendra slit his throat with Gandasa (sharp edged weapon), due to which Rajnath died on the spot.

He told that Surendra had killed his brother due to a land dispute.

On the second day of the incident, the daughter-in-law of the deceased lodged a complaint, based on which the police registered a case against Surendra under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and started investigation.