India News | UP Court Sentences Man to Rigorous Life Imprisonment for Killing Brother's Wife

Maharajganj (UP), Aug 7 (PTI) A court here has sentenced a man to rigorous life imprisonment for hacking his brother's wife to death in 2017.

The court announced the order on Tuesday.

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Additional District and Sessions Judge Abhay Pratap Singh sentenced Munavvar (24), a resident of Ausani Dargah under Paniyara police station, to rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on him, Additional District Government Counsel Purnendu Tripathi said.

Failure to pay the fine will result in an additional one year of imprisonment, he said.

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Giving details of the case, Tripathi said Munavvar, who is currently in judicial custody, stabbed his elder brother's wife Shahbunnisha to death over a domestic dispute on May 21, 2017.

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