Fatehpur: A fast-track court in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district has given a big verdict in a sensational case of killing his wife after three months of marriage after not fulfilling his demand for additional dowry. Fast Track Court-2 Judge Ajay Singh’s court has sentenced convict husband Ritesh Kumar to life imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 12,000 on the convict. The court said that the deceased was not even allowed to celebrate her first Karwa Chauth, it is a serious matter.
The sentence was given on the cross-examination of the public prosecutor.
Government advocate Ajay Kumar Singh said that this case is from Hathgam police station area. Phulkali, a resident of Chaksaheb Ferozepur, married his daughter Madhu Devi on 09 May 2022 to Ritesh Kumar, a resident of Gadariyapur police station, Ghazipur. According to Phoolkali, after the daughter left and went to her in-laws’ house, the in-laws started harassing her for demanding seven lakh rupees in additional dowry.
Married woman found hanging from the gallows
On July 28, 2022, Madhu was beaten to death by her in-laws, including husband Ritesh, by hanging her. In this case, the plaintiff had filed a case against the deceased’s husband Ritesh, mother-in-law Gudiya, father-in-law Gangacharan, brother-in-law Rahul and sisters-in-law Ashika and Komal. The arbitrator had filed a charge sheet against husband Ritesh and excluded the other nominees from the case. The court summoned the expelled accused, against which he went to appeal in the High Court.
Couldn’t even celebrate the first Karwa Chauth, court considers it a heinous crime
During the hearing, government advocate Ajay Kumar Singh argued that Madhu was murdered within three months of marriage. In Hinduism, every girl longs for the first Karwa Chauth, that too for the long life of her husband. He killed the one who was supposed to wish him a long life. The advocate had demanded strict punishment for the accused. On which the court said that the deceased could not celebrate her first Karwa Chauth. That is why a life sentence is necessary considering the seriousness of the crime. On the stay order of the High Court, the letter of five named accused, including mother-in-law Gudiya, father-in-law Gangacharan, brother-in-law Rahul, sister-in-law Ashikha and Komal, has been separated.