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Court sentences six accused to death in 2013 honour killing case

Nashik: In a 2013 honour killing case, a court on Saturday awarded death to all the six convicts. They had killed three Dalit youths in Ahmednagar in 2013.

One accused was acquitted in the much anticipated case by the Nashik District Sessions Court.

Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam said the convicts have also been ordered to pay a fine of Rs 20,000 each and directed the government to compensate the victims’ families, though some compensation has already been paid.

Those who have been awarded the capital punishment include Popat V. Darandale, Ganesh P. Darandale, Prakash V. Darandale, Ramesh V. Darandale, Ashok Nawagire and Sandeep Kurhe.

The Dalit youths, including Sachin Gharu, were hacked to death in Sonai village by Popat V. Darandale, the father of a girl with whom Gharu had fallen in love. The others convicted include her brother Ganesh, other relatives and friends of the family.

One of the co-accused in the case Ashok R. Phalke was acquitted for lack of sufficient evidence.

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