6 sentenced to death in India
An Indian court yesterday sentenced to death six people who were found guilty of murdering members of a low-caste Hindu family, a crime that sparked violence and outrage from political leaders.
The court gave life sentences to two others who were found guilty last week.
The woman, her daughter and two sons were attacked by a mob over an alleged land dispute in a village near the city of Nagpur, 900 kilometres (560 miles) northeast of Mumbai, in September 2006.
Their bodies were found dumped in a canal. The woman's husband managed to escape.
Earlier last week after a year-long trial, a court in Bhandara, near Nagpur, acquitted three other defendants due to a lack of evidence.
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