48-year-old gets life imprisonment for stabbing wife to death

The convict, Rajendra Sawant, was upset at his wife Ranjana, 44, because she wanted to divorce. The couple had a heated argument on the day of the murder, following which, he tried strangulating Ranjana

The Vasai sessions court sentenced a 48-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his wife at their Nalla Sopara residence in April 2016.

48-year-old gets life imprisonment for stabbing wife to death (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

The convict, Rajendra Sawant, was upset at his wife Ranjana, 44, because she wanted to divorce. The couple had a heated argument on the day of the murder, following which, he tried strangulating Ranjana. When she survived, he took a kitchen knife and stabbed her to death.

“Additional sessions judge MP Divate also found Sawant guilty of stabbing his daughter-in-law Anishka, 28. The court has imposed a fine of Rs 8,000 on the convict and sentenced him to life imprisonment,” said additional public prosecutor Kadambini Khandagale.