Bhandara (Maharashtra): Six convicts were today awarded death sentence by a court here in the Khairlanji Dalit murder case in which four members of a family were killed in 2006.

The district and sessions court also awarded life imprisonment for two others convicted in the case on September 15.

Those given death sentence were Sakru Binjewar, Shatrughan Dhande, Vishwanath Dhande, Ramu Dhande, Jagdish Mandlekar and Prabhakar Mandlekar.

Gopal Binjewar and Shishpal Dhande were awarded life sentence.

CBI's counsel Ujjwal Nikam expressed satisfaction over the verdict saying it will restore harmony in the society.
Source : PTI