47 get life imprisonment in past 48 hours in Bihar

Saturday, December 15, 2007, 15:36 [IST]

Patna, Dec 15 (UNI) As many as 47 people were awarded life imprisonment by differnet fast track courts in Bihar during the last 48 hours.

Official sources here said these cases had been pursued to bring speedy justice to the people of the state.

While fast track court at Buxar awarded life imprisonment to 16 people in connection with abduction and dacoity cases on Thursday, others at Nalanda, East Champaran, Madhubani and Banka awarded the same punishment to 10, eight, nine and four people accused in different murder cases yesterday.

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Topics: LAW-BIHAR-LIFER

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