Two brothers, along with their uncle and two cousins, were sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Bareilly for murdering their father’s alleged killer in 2017. They avenged the death of their father, who was killed 23 years ago. The court imposed fines and sentenced all five involved to life imprisonment.
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