{
  "id": 14941908,
  "title": "Meerut: Woman, Lover Get Death For Husband’s Murder, Staging Snakebite; 4 Sentenced In 3 Days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/meerut-woman-lover-get-death-for-husbands-murder-staging-snakebite-4",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T10:27:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/meerut-woman-lover-get-death-for-husbands-murder-staging-snakebite-4-sentenced-in-3-days"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a shocking court verdict in Meerut, Ravita and her lover Amardeep have been sentenced to death for the murder of Ravita's husband, Amit Kashyap. The crime, which took place on April 12, 2025, resulted in 547 days of legal proceedings before the court sentenced the convicts via video conference.\n\nBoth convicts appeared before the court on Friday, with their lawyers presenting arguments. Ravita's lawyer, Omkar Singh Bhati, and Omkar Singh Bhati argued on behalf of her and Amardeep. The deceased's lawyer, however, did not present any defense. The hearing lasted approximately 30 minutes.\n\nAccording to the prosecution, Ravita and Amardeep strangled Amit in their home in Akbarpur Sadat village, in the Bahsuma area of Meerut. They allegedly released a snake on the bed, making it appear that Amit had died of a snakebite. The post-mortem confirmed that Amit had been strangled.\n\nDuring the investigation, police detained Ravita, leading to the discovery of their alleged conspiracy. Call records revealed that the pair spoke over 50 times on the day of the murder. The court examined more than 12 witnesses during the proceedings.\n\nThe sentencing comes just days after a similar high-profile case in Meerut, where Muskan and her lover Sahil were also sentenced to death for the so-called \"blue drum\" murder case. With these recent verdicts, four convicts have received death sentences from the Meerut court within three days.",
  "summary": "A Meerut court on Friday sentenced Ravita and her lover Amardeep to death for murdering her husband, Amit Kashyap, and attempting to make his death appear to have been caused by a snakebite. The verdict came 547 days after the crime, in a case that shocked Uttar Pradesh. Before pronouncing the sentence, the court heard the convicts through video conferencing and asked them what they had to say…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}