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Husband sentenced to life imprisonment for wife's murder in Bihar's Saran

Chhapra, Sep 24 ( UNI) Additional District and Sessions Judge VIII Anil Kumar Bhardwaj sentenced a man of Khabsi village under Baniyapur police station to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife.
According to the prosecution, the victim's mother, Saraswati Devi, filed a complaint with Baniyapur police on June 7, 2019, alleging that her daughter had been married to Arun Rai and that she was killed by him and others over a demand for an additional Rs 2 lakh in dowry.
Police registered a case and, after investigation, filed the matter before the court against Arun Rai.
Finding the accused guilty, the court convicted Arun Rai under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced him to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000.
If the fine is not paid, he will have to undergo an additional six months of imprisonment.
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