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Punjab | Schoolteacher gets life term for mother-in-law’s murder
. An FIR was registered against convict Rohit Vashisht in October 2020 under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code for running over his mother-in-law Sushma Sharma due to differences with his estranged wife who was staying with her parents
Hoshiarpur: The court of additional session judge, on Wednesday, convicted a schoolteacher of Hajipur town for murdering his mother-in-law and sentenced him for life imprisonment. An FIR was registered against convict Rohit Vashisht in October 2020 under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code for running over his mother-in-law Sushma Sharma due to differences with his estranged wife who was staying with her parents. HTC
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