Rajkot: Three families were sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court in Rajkot on Monday for the murder of two people during the clashes between the two communities in Kalipat village about 8 km from here in July 2011.
Two others from the same family were found guilty of assault by a court which acquitted five other accused of giving them the benefit of the doubt.
Additional Sessions Judge D A Vora Peeled Dudhrejiya Dinesh Dinesh (44), Suresh Dudhrejiya (38) and Chagan Dudhrejiya (49) for murder and sentenced them to a life sentence.
The court sentenced to 2.5 years babu dudhrejiya and Dhiru Dudhrejiya up to six months in prison because of an attack using a sharp weapon.
All the convicted were cousins.
According to details of the case, in July 2011, a religious function was held in the village Kalipat.
During the function, a clash broke out between two groups of different communities.
The two groups attacked each other with weapons such as sticks, pipes, hooks and other bills.
Mahendrasinh Jadeja (37) and Vishvajit Jadeja (21) were killed during the clashes.
Mahendrasinh is the father of two children – a six-year-old daughter and three year old son.
While Vishvajitsinh unmarried.
During the trial, the prosecution filed 160 where 103 documentary evidence examined by the court.
25 witness statements recorded, including three government doctors, and two private doctors.
Special Public Prosecutor Anil Desai told TOI, “During the hearing I urged the court to show no punishment because the victims were young and brutally killed.”