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Aurangabad: The district and sessions court on Friday sentenced two convicts to life imprisonment till death on the charges of kidnap and murder of 10-year-old Vardhan Ghode for a ransom of Rs 5 crore. They kidnapped Vardhan on February 27, 2017 and left a two-page letter at his residence demanding a ransom of Rs 5 crore. “The court slapped life sentence on the counts of murder and kidnap,” special public prosecutor Ajay Misar told TOI.Vardhan Vivek Ghode, a Class IV student who resided in Amrut Gurukunj Housing Society in Tilaknagar, was the son of a builder from Thane. He also appealed to parents to keep a close watch on the activities of their wards. In the letter, the accused threatened the family with dire consequences.Later, the accused, who had smothered the boy to death, had dumped his dead body at a nearby nullah..