Varanasi: The court of district and session judge of Azamgarh on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to seven accused of murdering Heeralal Yadav alias Mithai and Tej Kumar Yadav in Devgaon area on Aug 13, 2020. Court also imposed fine of Rs 1.01 lakh on each accused. The killing had taken place over a dispute related to panchayat poll.Azamgarh district govt counsel (criminal) Priyadarshi Piyush Tripathi examined evidence and eight witnesses produced before the court during the hearing. District and Sessions Judge Jay Prakash Pandey on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment Pradeep alias Dilip Yadav, his brother Ranjit Yadav, their mother Kamala Devi, besides Surendra Yadav, Lalbhadur Yadav, Ajay Yadav and Umesh Yadav. Court also imposed a fine of Rs 1,01,500 on each.After the murder of Hiralal, his wife Santra Devi of Akbelpur Naupur under Devgaon police station, filed complaint mentioning that she, along with her husband and two sons Vinod Yadav and Tej Kumar Yadav, were in the market and as they were returning home, the accused blocked their path in front of Feku Yadav’s house in Ghodsahna village.On pretext of settling a panchayat poll related dispute, Surendra and Pradeep took Hiralal and Tej Kumar inside their house while Santra Devi and Vinod waited outside. Lal Bahadur, Ajay, Umesh, Ranjit and Kamli Devi too arrived at the scene. During the discussion, Pradeep and Surendra shot Hiralal. Tej Kumar attempted to flee, but other accused surrounded him after which Lal Bahadur and Ranjit shot him too. The father and son died on the spot.Santra Devi had filed named FIR against eight and police filed a chargesheet against all accused in court. During the trial, one of the accused, Feku Yadav died.
