The Thiruvananthapuram Additional District and Sessions Court VI on Thursday sentenced a Tamil Nadu native to rigorous imprisonment for life for the murder of his wife.
Judge Vishnu K. delivered the verdict against Mariyappan of Thoothukudi who was found guilty for the murder of his wife, Thoothukudi native Kaniyammal, under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code. He will also have to pay a fine of ₹50,000, the default of which will lead to an additional six months of rigorous imprisonment.
According to the prosecution led by public prosecutor M. Salahudeen, the incident took place in their rented house at Mukkolakkal near Sreevaraham, under the Fort Police limits, on September 23, 2018.
