Court hands death penalty to man for burning alive brother,

A local court today awarded the death penalty to a man for burning alive his brothers and two nephews.

Additional District and Sessions Judge G Pushtam Rajnish Kumar found Imran guilty and announced the death sentence.

According to the prosecution counsel, Imran was upset over a "minor issue". A resident of Mugalshah area of the city, he burnt his brother Naushad and two nephews Irshad and Islamuddin after pouring petrol on them when they were asleep.

He then locked the door from the outside and fled.

All three succumbed to their injuries later.

The incident occurred on the night of Aug 6, 2014.

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