Lucknow: A Barabanki court has sentenced three men to life imprisonment for the murder of a 28-year-old man who was thrown from the fourth floor of a building during a liquor-and-meat party after a dispute in Kanshiram Colony near Patel Tiraha in May last year.Additional District Judge Rakesh Kumar Singh delivered the verdict on Monday, convicting Mehtab of Civil Lines and Nihal and Aqib of Kanshiram Colony. The court also imposed a fine of ₹50,000 on each convict.Govt counsel Kripa Shankar Tiwari said the case stemmed from the death of Monu (28), a resident of Kanshiram Colony. According to the prosecution, Monu was called from his home around 10.30 pm on the pretext of some work on the fourth floor of Block No. 5/75. His father, Rakesh Kumar, later informed police by phone at about 12.30 am.The prosecution said Mehtab, Nihal, Taini and Aqib had called Monu to the building. About two hours later, the family was told he was lying injured on the ground floor. Rakesh Kumar reached the spot and found his son critically injured. Police took Monu to the district hospital, from where he was referred to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, where he died from his injuries.Circle Officer Harshit Chauhan inspected the fourth-floor terrace soon after the incident and found several liquor bottles and meat, indicating a party had been held there.Investigators later established the involvement of Mehtab, Nihal and Aqib. The prosecution said the trio had been drinking when an argument broke out, after which Monu was thrown from the fourth floor. Police filed a chargesheet after recording statements and collecting evidence. The trial concluded in about 16 months with life sentences for all three convicts.
