Woman, two others get life term for killing her husband in Ujjain

A woman and her two accomplices were sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday for killing her husband. The court held the trio guilty under Section 302, 201 and slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on them.

Additional sessions court judge sentenced a woman and her two accomplices to life imprisonment on Wednesday for murdering her husband. The court held the trio guilty under Section 302, 201 and slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on each of them.

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According to information, the accused Santosh Bai (32), wife of deceased Jagdish, had illegitimate relations with co-accused Ashok (32) of Jawana area and Bhagwandas (25) of Unhel.

Jagdish was well aware of the relationships and they had frequent disputes over the issue. On February 11, 2010, Santosh planned to eliminate her husband with the help of Ashok and Bhagwandas.

The trio attacked Jagdish with a sharp-edged weapon and killed him.