A Thane court has sentenced two persons to life imprisonment in a case of murder of a grocer and bid to kill his wife after trespassing into their shop in 2017, reported news agency PTI.

Special Judge (MCOCA) Amit M Shete, in the order on May 26, acquitted the two accused of charges under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act, but convicted them under the Indian Penal Code sections 302 (murder), 307 (attempt to murder), 460 (house trespass/housebreaking) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), reported PTI.

A copy of the order was made available on Thursday.