Lifer to five youths in Kandhamal pastor killing case

Five youths were sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for killing a pastor during riots in Orissa's Kandhamal district last year.

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Phulbani (orissa) | September 23, 2009 07:16 PM IST

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Five youths were sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court for killing a pastor during riots in Orissa’s Kandhamal district last year.

Fast Track Court-I judge S K Das awarded life term to Sabito Digal (30),Mania Pradhan (28),Dharmaraj Pradhan (32),Abinash Pradhan (29) and Papu Pradhan (30) for the murder of Akbar Digal,a pastor of a Baptist church at Tatamaha village under Raikia police station area.

Digal’s throat was slit by the youths in presence of his wife Lodia Digal on August 26,2008,barely two days after riots broke out in the aftermath of VHP leader Swami Laxamananda Saraswati’s killing. The five persons were arrested on an FIR lodged by the pastor’s wife.

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