Sonbhadra (UP), March 25 A court here on Wednesday convicted a minor for murdering his stepmother over six years ago and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
Government counsel Dinesh Prasad Agrahari said on September 19, 2019, Anirudh Gupta, a resident of Ajnia village, had filed a written complaint at the Kon police station stating that his daughter, Ragini (30), was stabbed to death by his 17-year-old stepson.
According to the prosecution, Ragini had married Shivnarayan Gupta, a resident of Kachnarwa, about six years prior to the incident. Shivnarayan was already married at the time.
Agrahari said that at the time of the incident, Shivnarayan and his first wife were away, during which the accused attacked Ragini with a knife, inflicting severe injuries that led to her death.
After hearing arguments from both sides, the court of Additional Sessions Judge (Juvenile) Amit Veer Singh found the accused guilty, sentencing him to life imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 50,000, the counsel said.