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A tribunal successful Mysuru has sentenced a antheral to beingness imprisonment for murdering his wife.
According to a connection issued by the nationalist prosecutor, the accused, identified arsenic Kumar, is from Periyapatna taluk successful Mysuru district. He had joined the victim, Prema, astir 18 years ago.
However, helium utilized to continuously harass her some mentally and physically, accusing her of having an illicit relationship. On November 22, 2023, erstwhile Prema returned location aft attending a wedding adjacent Bylapura temple successful K.R. Nagar taluk, the accused abused her and assaulted her.
Even aft elders scolded and advised him against his behaviour, Kumar reportedly strangled Prema astatine astir 11 p.m. portion she was sleeping successful the hallway of their location by tightening a towel astir her neck.
He woke up his lad Prajwal astatine astir 4.30 a.m. and threatened him with dire circumstances if helium revealed to anyone that his begetter had killed his mother.
Judge Roopa of the Fifth Additional District and Sessions Court, Mysuru, aft examining the grounds presented by the prosecution, delivered the judgement connected November 26, 2025, sentencing the accused to beingness imprisonment and imposing a good of ₹1 lakh nether Section 302 of IPC. The tribunal besides sentenced him to 2 years of rigorous imprisonment and a good of ₹25,000 nether Section 498(A) of IPC.
B.E. Yogeshwar, the erstwhile nationalist authoritative of the court, had argued the lawsuit connected behalf of the State, work the statement.
