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Death penalty to 82-yr-old man for killing 4 workers
Dholpur: The SC-ST court of Dholpur has given capital punishment to an 82-year-old accused who along with 11 armed men, killed four MGNREGA workers 15 years ago.
The court has also imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on the accused. Special Public Prosecutor Mahir Hasan informed that four MGNREGA workers were murdered by 11 armed men in Dhandhe ka Pura village of Bari Sadar police station area of Dholpur district in July 2008.
SC-ST Court Judge Narendra Meena, while giving the verdict, convicted Kirtiram (82) in the murder case and sentenced him to death, and imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh. Three accused in the case are serving sentences in jail and seven accused are absconding after bail.
On July 9, 2008, complainant Jaipal Singh lodged an FIR, saying he, along with his father Ratan Lal, uncles Natthilal and Ramswaroop, and brothers Bhanwar Lal and Pappu, got hired as labourers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to build a road.
