Suryaa National Desk: Surya Crime & National Desk: In a five-year-old case of brutally murdering a married woman by setting her on fire for extra dowry, the Ballia district court of Uttar Pradesh... Surya Crime & National Desk: The Ballia district court of Uttar Pradesh has delivered a historic verdict in a five-year-old case of a married woman being set on fire and brutally murdered for extra dowry. The court gave a sensational verdict by sentencing her husband, his brother-in-law and his sister-in-law to life imprisonment for brutally murdering a married woman. Apart from this, a fine of ₹45,000 was also imposed on each of the three convicts.
Dowry harassment within a year of marriage – burning alive: According to police and prosecution details.. Amalesh Singh of Athilapura village under Rasra Kotwali of Ballia district got married to a young woman named Rajani on 25 February 2020. However, within a few days of her marriage, her husband Amalesh Singh, his brother Kamlesh Singh and Vadina Ruby started abusing her physically and mentally for extra dowry. Less than a year after the wedding, on January 28, 2021, Rajini was severely beaten, set on fire and shot dead at home.
After examining the evidence, life imprisonment was decided: On the complaint of the deceased's family members, the police registered a case of dowry murder against her husband Amalesh, brother-in-law Kamlesh and sister-in-law Ruby and filed a charge sheet. After examining the direct and medical evidence presented by the prosecution during the trial in the court, the court concluded that the accused have been proved guilty beyond doubt. The Ballia court sentenced the three convicts to life imprisonment to teach dowry ghouls a befitting lesson.
