District and Sessions Judge Bhagbana Pradhan on Saturday convicted a wife killer and sentenced him to life imprisonment besides slapping a penalty of Rs 5,000, in default, six more months of jail term.
The accused Jadunath Nayak of village Manakahani under the Khantapara police station had committed the offence on July 20, 2016 by hacking Sukanti Nayak to death with a spade.
The deceased’s younger brother Muktikanta Das of village Athilabaj under the Soro police lodged an FIR in this regard with police. The police registering a case under sections of murder and dowry torture and began investigation and the accused was arrested for murder.
The judgment in the case was pronounced after examining 17 witnesses and exhibition of 14 documents, informed Public Prosecutor Prasant Kumar Mallick.
Notably, Jadunath and Sukanti were married for 14 years and they have two children out of the wedlock.