Shimla, Apr 20 The Kullu District and Sessions Court on Monday sentenced a woman and her accomplice to life imprisonment for murdering her husband in 2018, police said on Monday.
Judge Prakash Chand Rana also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each. In the event of non-payment of the fine, each convict will undergo an additional one year of simple imprisonment.
The convicts were identified as Priyanka, a resident of Chhattisgarh and Kishore Tappa, a resident of West Bengal.
They killed Surendra Tigga by throwing him in a well on the night of January 24, 2018, Kullu District Attorney Kulbhushan Gautam said.
His body was recovered on April 1, 2018.
Investigation into the case revealed that Surendra, a resident of Chhattisgarh, who worked as a labourer at the company in Jia, was murdered jointly by his wife and Tappa.
A case was registered at the Sadar Police Station, and upon completion of the investigation, a charge sheet was submitted to the court.
To prove the case, the prosecution presented 18 witnesses before the court, based on whose testimonies the court convicted both the accused.
