Additional District and Sessions Judge Kriti Chandra Barik, while adjudging a dowry-related death case on Monday, convicted a person and sentenced him to undergo eight years of imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 7,000. The convicted person was identified as Dillip Kumar Nayak (24) of Pimpudi village under Rajkanika area, said police sources. Nayak on February 5, 2013 had killed his wife Jharana Mohanty who was pregnant for seven months following his wife’s family failed to provide dowry. Dillip beat his wife brutally with a bamboo stick in an inebriated mood and later locked the door from outside.
