India News | Husband, Four Relatives Acquitted in Murder of Woman in Latur
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A sessions court in Maharashtra's Latur district has acquitted a man, his parents and two brothers who were accused of killing his wife over money nearly four years ago.
Latur, Jan 20 (PTI) A sessions court in Maharashtra's Latur district has acquitted a man, his parents and two brothers who were accused of killing his wife over money nearly four years ago.
In his order of January 17, District and Sessions Court Judge ST Tripathi acquitted the five saying the prosecution had failed to prove the charges against them.
Also Read | Bilkis Bano Case: No Supreme Court Relief, Kin of One Convict Says He Will Surrender on January 21.
According to court documents, victim Manisha Kamble married one Sachin Beske in 2019. Sachin and his family members allegedly used to pressure Manisha to bring Rs 2 lakh from her parents to buy a vehicle.
Sachin, his parents and two brothers strangled Manisha with a scarf on April 26, 2020, said her father Balbhim Mahadev Kamble in his complaint to the MIDC police in Latur. A case was registered against the accused under Indian Penal Code sections 302 (murder) and 498A (cruelty by husband or relative).
Also Read | Gurugram Shocker: Fed Up With Extortion, 38-Year-Old Man Kills Woman and Dumped Her Body, Arrested.
The court acquitted the five holding that the case was dependent upon circumstantial evidence and the prosecution had failed to prove the chain of circumstantial evidence, said advocate Sachin Jawale, who represented the defendants.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)