Adilabad District Judge Aruna Sarika on Tuesday sentenced Athram Amruth Rao to life for murdering Mesram Shivaji and attempting to muder his wife Jyothi. The accused belongs to Arli village of Tamsi mandal and had committed the crime following alleged involvement in an illicit relationship with the wife of the deceased according to Public Prosecutor M. Ramana Reddy who examined 15 witnesses to prove the crime.