An Armed Police Force Constable has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering an Assistant Sub-Inspector. A single bench of District Judge Nabin Kumar Joshi sentenced APF Police Constable Home Bahadur Khatri (39) to life imprisonment on Monday. He had murdered ASI Satya Narayan Yadav (45) working at the Border Outpost (BOP) of the Armed Police Force in Mohanpur, Chinnamasta Rural Municipality-3.

A single bench of District Judge Shyam Bihari Morya on November 8 passed the order to send him to jail.

The Court on Monday sentenced the convict to life in prison and slapped a fine of Rs 300,000. The Court also issued the verdict to deposit Rs 200, 000 in the Relief Fund. ASI Yadav of Naraha, Bhagwanpur Rural Municipality-2, Siraha District and Khatri of Khijidemba Rural Municipality-2, Okhaldhunga were stationed at the Border Outpost in Mohanpur, Chinnamasta Rural Municipality-3. During the interrogation, Khatri admitted that he killed Yadav on October 5. Khatri said that he attacked Yadav with a stick on his head under the influence of alcohol. The body was Yadav was found in a river at Jiroga Punarbas in Madhubani district, India. The deceased family members said that others are also involved in the murder. Khatri was nabbed on October 12, a week after the body was recovered.