Kendrapada: Around 10 months after an acid attack left a man and his elderly mother with burn injuries, a Pattamundai court on Wednesday sentenced their neighbour to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh on him.Additional district and sessions judge Bidyadhar Prusti convicted Bijay Kumar Sahoo (35) under Section 124 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deals with voluntarily causing grievous hurt using acid. In case of default in payment of the fine, he will have to undergo another two years of imprisonment, public prosecutor Saroj Kumar Mallick said.According to the prosecution, Bijay poured acid on his neighbour Rabindra (33) and his 65-year-old mother, Tukini Sahoo, at Bachara village under Pattamundai police limits on the evening of Jan 12 because of a dispute over a piece of land. Both suffered burns on their heads, faces and chests.Rabindra had stored sand, stone chips and other construction materials on the land to build a house. Bijay allegedly opposed the construction as he used the land to park his car.The prosecution said Bijay abused and threatened Rabindra after he refused to stop the construction work. Later that evening, Bijay poured acid on Rabindra and his mother while they were sitting in their house.Rabindra’s wife, Satyasini, lodged an FIR the following day, following which police arrested Bijay.During the trial, 14 witnesses, including the two victims, testified before the court. Relying on their testimonies and medical evidence, the court convicted Bijay, Mallick said.