Life-imprisonment for murdering a boy

Jaswinder Singh, a resident of Jandoli village was awarded life-imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Monday, for murdering a 10-year old boy Balkar Chand of the same village.

Jaswinder Singh, a resident of Jandoli village was awarded life-imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Monday, for murdering a 10-year old boy Balkar Chand of the same village. Rs 45,000 would be given to the aggrieved family as compensation.

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On April 18, when Balkar and his father were fetching fodder from the fields, Jaswinder chopped off Balkar with a sharp-edged weapon and fled. He was later arrested and booked under Section 302(punishment for murder) of IPC.