The Tenali 11th Additional District Judge Court on June 21 (Wednesday) awarded life imprisonment to 13 persons found guilty of beating a youngster to death and causing severe injuries to another, at Adavuladeevi village of Nizampatnam mandal in Bapatla district in July 2016.
The Judge, G. Malathi, acquitted four others in the case, while another four accused had died, said Bapatla Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal in a statement after the verdict.
“Another accused in the case is a minor, and trial is in progress in the juvenile court,” say the police.