Six individuals in Uttar Pradesh have been sentenced to life in prison for a 2017 murder that occurred after a dispute over loud music during a wedding procession, highlighting the deadly consequences of seemingly minor disagreements.
A court here on Friday sentenced six persons to life imprisonment in connection with a 2017 murder case, officials said.
According to the prosecution, the incident took place on July 1, 2017, in Gadana village under Kakod police station.
When a wedding procession was passing by the house of Rakesh (56), he objected to the loud DJ music and asked the participants to lower the volume, which led to an altercation.
During the scuffle, some members of the procession allegedly opened fire, and Rakesh sustained bullet injuries. He died while being taken to hospital. A case was registered against nine persons the next day.
"Special judge Dhirendra Kumar convicted six accused and awarded life imprisonment to all of them. Of these, three convicts -- Kikka alias Krishna Kumar, Deepak and Tony -- were fined Rs 55,000 each, while Dharmendra, Naveen and Krishna were fined Rs 50,000 each," said Public Prosecutor Vipul Raghav
"Nine accused were tried in the case, of whom three, including the groom and two others accused of conspiracy, were acquitted. The court also directed that Rs 2 lakh from the fine amount be paid to the victim's wife as compensation," he added.