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A Ranga Reddy court has sentenced Rupesh Kumar Mohanani to life imprisonment for murdering his Congolese wife Cynthia Vechel in 2016. He allegedly strangled her, dismembered the body and set the remains on fire near Madanapalle. DNA and CCTV evidence led to the conviction.
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A POCSO court in Mainpuri sentenced a 22-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for raping and murdering a 16-year-old Class 11 student in 2025. The court acquitted his father and friend, citing insufficient evidence against the two co-accused
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The Supreme Court declined interim bail to self-styled godman Asaram, serving a life sentence in a 2013 minor rape case, but permitted him to appoint a trained caretaker for round-the-clock assistance while keeping his plea pending on health grounds
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A Delhi court sentenced former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four others to life imprisonment for the 2020 Delhi riots murder of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma. The court declined the death penalty, holding the prosecution failed to prove the convicts were beyond reformation
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A local court sentenced Y. Sandeep Kumar to life imprisonment for murdering a woman and attempting to kill her daughter in Miyapur in December 2022. The convict also received 10 years' imprisonment for attempted murder and three months for house trespass.
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A Hyderabad court sentenced a 32-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his wife after a domestic quarrel in 2022. The convict assaulted, stabbed and strangled the victim. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 along with a default jail term.
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A Rajendranagar court has sentenced Bengaluru-based leather businessman to life imprisonment for murdering his associate in Attapur in 2017.
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The Supreme Court expressed concern over a 40-year delay in the Allahabad High Court's disposal of a murder appeal, questioning judicial backlog management and seeking solutions to accelerate case hearings while rejecting suggestions to dismiss long-pending cases solely due to delay
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A special court sentenced a man to life imprisonment in a 2021 Balapur sexual assault case involving a minor girl. Two others received three-year prison terms for assisting the offence and threatening the survivor’s family. The court also awarded Rs 4 lakh compensation.
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A Bengaluru special court sentenced Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni to life imprisonment for conspiring in BJP leader Yogesh Gowda’s murder, awarding compensation to the victim’s family and convicting multiple accused after a prolonged Central Bureau of Investigation probe
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Madakaru Srinivasulu was sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment and fined Rs 10 lakh for sexually assaulting and impregnating a minor girl.
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An Adilabad court sentenced Vanole Pandurang and his son Suryakanth to life imprisonment and fined them Rs 1,000 each for murdering Pandurang’s nephew, Vanole Eshwar Rao, in December 2023 during a land dispute.
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Chhattisgarh High Court sentenced former MLA Amit Jogi to life imprisonment in the 2003 murder of NCP leader Ram Avatar Jaggi, overturning his acquittal. The verdict may impact the state’s political landscape ahead of elections
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A Sangareddy court sentenced software engineer Guvvala Rajasheker Reddy to life imprisonment in a 2020 dowry death case. His wife allegedly died by suicide following harassment for additional dowry despite receiving Rs 28 lakh and 80 tolas of gold at marriage.
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A special POCSO court in Thane sentenced Sandesh Ganpat Kharpade to life imprisonment and a Rs 5,000 fine for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in Palghar in 2018. The court described the crime as "heinous" and upheld victim testimony
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A local court sentenced Lalu Prasad Yadav to life imprisonment and imposed a Rs 5,000 fine for the murder of E Praveen near Miyapur Bus Stop in February 2023. The killing followed a drunken quarrel over Rs 2,000.
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A Hyderabad court sentenced a 56-year-old man to life imprisonment in a 2015 double murder case reported in Mallepally. The accused had allegedly set a couple ablaze, leading to their deaths. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000
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Two men sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Pukhraj in Bijnor allegedly threatened the presiding judge moments after the verdict. Authorities enhanced security for the judge following the courtroom intimidation incident, officials confirmed
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Delhi court acquitted former Congress MP Sajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case linked to Janakpuri and Vikaspuri violence. Charged with rioting earlier, Kumar remains jailed, serving life imprisonment in other riot-related murder convictions, as appeals await orders pending
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A Medchal-Malkajgiri district court has sentenced 40-year-old Magani Ramulu to life imprisonment for murdering a woman at Upparpally circle in March 2019 after she resisted his sexual advances.
