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Balangir: The Court of District and Sessions Judge awarded life imprisonment to 18 persons in the murder case of Chapadhari Jal.
The court pronounced the quantum of punishment taking into account 13 witnesses.
Notably, Jal, a native of Salatarapali under Sadar police limits, was beaten to death by 19 persons on July 5, 2011 over a dispute.
The court, while adjudicating the case, awarded life imprisonment to 18 of them while one has died.