MADURAI: Five men were convicted of murder by First Additional Sessions Court, Thoothukudi on Saturday evening, and sentenced to undergo life imprisonment.

According to the prosecution, P Pon Nimesh (35) of Kulayankarisal was murdered by the gang of five in 2015 due to previous enmity.

Pudukottai police filed a case against M Pon Sekar (70), P Subhakar (32), M Ramesh (30) and his brother M Suresh (28) and M Madasamy (31) of the same locality, following the incident. After thorough investigation, a final report was filed before the court.

Sessions Judge M Thandavan after cross examining the witnesses found those five men guilty of murder and pronounced the sentence. Besides, a fine of Rs 1, 500 was imposed on each of the accused.

Accused involved in 23 murder cases so far this year in

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