Meerut woman, lover sentenced to death for killing husband, leaving snake on bed to fake accident
While the victim was initially believed to have died of a snakebite, post-mortem found injury marks on his neck and nose.
In Meerut, a court has sentenced Ravita and her lover Amardeep to death for killing husband Amit Kashyap by placing a live snake on his bed, claiming it was a snakebite. The two were convicted of murder and destruction of evidence. The case originated in Akbarpur Sadat village, Bahsuma area of Meerut district. The judge invoked the Manusmriti and Savitri tales, emphasizing righteousness prevailing over unrighteousness.
After the verdict, Amit's mother Munesh Devi broke down, expressing satisfaction that the convicts had been sentenced to death.
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