A man awarded life imprisonment for murdering a five-month-old son of his uncle over a property dispute. The judge also awarded him three years' rigorous imprisonment each for offences under IPC sections 452 (house- trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint) and 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means).

According to the reports, the murder convict Sanjay Fagulal Chavan (24), a resident of Kapurbawdi area in Maharashtra's Thane city, was issued a life sentence by District Judge S P Godhalekar on Saturday. The sentence was issued under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 302 (murder).