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Bihar court awards life-term to ex-RJD MLA

RJD leader and former MLA Rajendra Prasad Yadav was today sentenced to life imprisonment by a Bihar court in connection with a murder case in Gaya district.

Updated on: Jun 23, 2010, 13:26:32 IST
PTI | By , Gaya
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RJD leader and former MLA Rajendra Prasad Yadav was on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment by a Bihar court in connection with a murder case in Gaya district.

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Fast-track court judge Achyutanand Upadhyay found Yadav guilty of killing a woman Mintoo Kumari in course of firing while taking out a victory procession from Atari at Dariapur village in the district in February, 2005.

Upadhyay awarded life-term to him.

Yadav had won the elections twice from Atari on RJD ticket in 2000 and February 2005.

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