J&K: Udhampur court grants life imprisonment to couple in 2016 murder case

Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], August 31 (ANI): A sessions court in Udhampur has awarded life imprisonment to a husband-wife duo for murdering a man in the Chenani area here in 2016.

While awarding the life sentence to convict Jolly Ram and his wife Thakri Devi on Wednesday, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 50 thousand on each, the prosecution said. The same shall be paid as compensation to the kids of the deceased, the court said.

The couple, resident of Chenani’s Basht Mori Nallah area, had murdered a man identified as Mohan Lal on July 23, 2016.

The incident had taken place when both the accused got into a heated argument with the deceased over a box of tomatoes, police said.

During the investigation, it was revealed that the convicted persons had a quarrel with the deceased because he had stolen a box of tomatoes, said police.

The argument escalated and both the accused murdered Mohan Lal with an axe, after which they fled from the spot.

Under the facts and circumstances of the case, the Court of Principal Sessions Judge Udhampur on August 30 convicted Jolly Ram and his wife Thakri Devi.