Ludhiana man gets life imprisonment for killing wife

Legal Correspondent

Ludhiana, October 28

Court of Additional Sessions Judge Lukhvinder Kaur Duggal has convicted Charanjit Singh, a resident of Bhoda Colony, Jagirpur road, here, on the charges of killing his wife Veena Rani by setting her ablaze.

He was sentenced to undergo rigorous life imprisonment with a fine of Rs 10,000.

Delivering the verdict, the court held that the prosecution has successfully proved the charges levelled against the accused beyond any doubt. The court also declined the plea of leniency raised by him.

A case against the accused was registered at the Meharban police station on May 15, 2015, following the statement of Veena Rani, who was badly burnt. Only the victim’s husband was arrested in the case and the other accused, members of her in-laws family, were declared proclaimed offenders (PO).

The complainant, the victim, had told the police that on the morning of May 15, 2015, her sister-in-law Jaspreet Kaur, husband Charanjit Singh, father-in-law and mother-in law had burnt her and she was under treatment at the Civil Hospital. Later, Judicial Magistrate Sushil Bodh recorded her statement at the hospital. On June 24, 2015, Veena Rani died from burn injuries received by her. During the trial, the father of the victim had turned hostile.

However, during the trial, the accused pleaded innocence and claimed false implication. He had claimed that his wife received burn injuries while cooking on stove. But after appreciating the evidence on record, the court found them guilty and sentenced accordingly.