Additional District and Sessions Judge Ganeswar Pati on Thursday awarded rigorous life imprisonment to one Nayak Munda (35) of Kardakudar village under the lahunipada police station in Sundargarh district for killing a 65-year-old woman in 2013.
The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him for the offence. Munda would undergo imprisonment of six months more if he fails to pay the fine amount.
On October 15, 2013, Munda attacked Masuri Munda of the same village with an axe while she was sleeping. The woman, who was residing with her son Rabi, died on the spot.