Father-son duo get life term for murder over old rivalry

Lokmat News Network

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

District and Sessions Judge R.D. Khedekar has sentenced Dnyaneshwar Chaudhary (50) and his son Hemant Dnyaneshwar Chaudhary (21), residents of Soygaon, to life imprisonment and fined them Rs 25,000 each for murdering Sunil Chaudhary of Chaudhary Gavani, Soygaon taluka.

According to complainant Manisha Sunil Chaudhary (34), the incident occurred on July 17, 2021, when she and her husband were returning home on a motorcycle after farm work, followed by their son Kartik on a bicycle. On the Lihatanda–Soygaon road, the accused allegedly stopped them over an old dispute. Dnyaneshwar attacked Sunil with a sickle, striking his head. After he collapsed, Hemant allegedly assaulted him on the neck and face. Manisha was also injured while intervening. Sunil later died during treatment at Civil Hospital, Jalgaon. During trial, Assistant Public Prosecutor Balasaheb Maher examined 11 witnesses. The court convicted the duo under Sections 302, 506 and 34 of the IPC, awarding life imprisonment and five years’ rigorous imprisonment, to run concurrently.