Berhampur: A district court in Odisha’s Ganjam on Tuesday sentenced a 29-year-old youth to life imprisonment for the murder of a 55-year-old man over a previous enmity.
Ganjam District and Sessions Court convicted Biju Behera for the murder of Juria Bisoi, a resident of Dengapadar village, and pronounced the sentence. The court also imposed a fine of ₹10,000 on the convict. Failure to pay the fine will attract an additional one year of rigorous imprisonment.
The incident took place on March 7, 2023, when Behera allegedly assaulted Bisoi with a wooden plank at the community centre in the village following a dispute stemming from past hostility.
According to the prosecution, Bisoi’s brother, Rama Bisoi, rushed to the spot after receiving information about the attack and found his sibling lying in a pool of blood in a critical condition. The injured man was immediately shifted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur, where doctors declared him dead.
Based on the complaint lodged by Rama Bisoi, police registered a murder case at Sadar police station and subsequently arrested the accused. After examining the evidence and hearing arguments from both sides, the court held Behera guilty and awarded life imprisonment.
