SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, Feb 28: The court of Additional District Judge (ADJ)-10 Dhanbad Neeraj Kumar Vishwakarma today awarded the death penalty to an accused for killing his younger brother in a property dispute in a five-year-old case.
Public Prosecutor (PP) Anil Yadav said that the court had held accused Santosh Kumar Mahto guilty in the case on Thursday ( February 23 ) and announced the quantum of punishment today.
The accused Santosh Kumar Mahto has been already in judicial custody.
As per FIR lodged in the Barwadda police station on April 6, 2018, the incident happened in Virajpur village. The accused Santosh Mahto who had a dispute with his younger brother Prem Kumar Mahto over family property distribution hacked him to death by a sword.
Santosh also injured his mother Chinta Devi when she came to rescue her younger son Prem.
After getting the information, police reached the spot and arrested Santosh Mahto. The police also seized a blood-soaked sword and a plastic rope.
After committing the crime, Santosh Mahto tried to commit suicide by a plastic rope but the police arrested him.
On the complaint of Laxmi Devi, the wife of deceased Prem Mahto, an FIR was lodged at Barwadda police station on April 6, 2018. Four persons were made named accused in the court. The police investigation filed a charge sheet against Santosh Mahto on July 4, 2018.
