Muzaffarnagar: A man who killed an ex-gram pradhan at Titawi village six years ago was sentenced to life term by a local court. The accused identified as Anuj, alias Ganja, killed Rajkumar with a gun on November 19, 2012, due to enmity over the panchayat elections.

The convict after holding guilty under Section 302 of the IPC, the Additional District Sessions Judge Vir Nayak Singh sentenced to life and imposed a fine of Rs 50.000. However, the other accused, Madanpal and his wife Suresh, were acquitted due to a lack of evidence.