{
  "id": 15322632,
  "title": "Meerut woman, lover sentenced to death for killing her husband and leaving snake on his bed as cover-up",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/meerut-woman-lover-sentenced-to-death-for-killing-her-husband-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T01:23:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/uttar-pradesh/meerut-woman-lover-sentenced-to-death-for-killing-husband-snake/article71592111.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A court in Meerut sentenced Ravita and her lover Amardeep to death on Friday (October 16, 2026) for the murder of Amit Kashyap, according to officials. The couple allegedly killed Amit, a resident of Akbarpur Sadat village, by strangling him and leaving a live snake beside his body as a cover-up, the court officials reported. Amit's body was discovered on a cot in his house on April 13 last year, with a live snake found nearby. Initially, the family suspected a snakebite as the cause of death, but a post-mortem examination revealed injury marks on Amit's neck and nose, indicating he was strangled, police explained.",
  "summary": "Post-mortem examination found injury marks on his neck and nose and that he died of strangulation, police said",
  "key_points": [
    "Ravita and Amardeep sentenced to death on October 16, 2026",
    "Amit's body found strangled with live snake beside him",
    "Post-mortem reveals strangulation marks on Amit's neck and nose"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The imposition of the death penalty for this premeditated murder demonstrates the judiciary's severe response to elaborate attempts to mask violent crimes through deceptive staging.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}