Ballia, UP:

A woman has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here for killing her brother-in-law over a property dispute.

District and Sessions Judge Ashok Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict Azra Khatoon on Saturday, Superintendent of Police Dev Ranjan Verma said.

According to the prosecution, Khatoon had poured acid over her brother-in-law Parvez Ahmed in Middha village on July 20, 2022.

Ahmed, who was seriously injured, died during treatment.

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