KOLHAPUR: District and sessions judge D K Gudadhe recently sentenced two brothers from Vashi village in Kolhapur district to life imprisonment for murdering their cousin.
The convicts — Mahadeo Pujari and Ashok Pujari — were held guilty for murdering Appaji Pujari. According to police, the murder was due to a minor altercation between the deceased and the convicts at a religious public function.
According to the prosecution, Appaji was prevented by Mahadeo and Ashok from washing utensils at a function which took place near Birdeo temple in Vashi. This led to all the trouble between them.
When the altercation escalted, Mahadeo and Ashok picked a cement concrete structure and smashed it on Appaji’s head. This resulted into serious internal head injuries and eventually death. The incident took place on March 11, 2018.
Pujari brothers were booked under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. As many as 11 witnesses appeared during the hearing and some of them were eye witnesses to the incident.