Court sentences wife, paramour for abetting husband’s suicide

Mandi, Sept 17 (PTI) A court here today sentenced a womanand her paramour to five years rigorous imprisonment forabetting the suicide of her husband. Additional Sessions Judge, Mandi, Pune Ram Paharia alsoimposed a fine of Rs 10,000 each on Sarita Devi and herparamour Ramkrishan failing which the convicts have to undergoan additional imprisonment of one year. The victim, identified as Gagnesh, was missing sinceOctober 21, 2009 following which his elder brother filed acomplaint in Sundernagar police station on October 26. The deceased’ brother alleged that Gagnesh’s wife Saritaand her paramour might have committed a crime as they werecaught in a compromising situation in a hotel. Gagnesh’s body was later recovered from a reservoir andboth them were arrested. Police also seized objectionable photos and CD from theirpossession and filed a charge sheet in the court. The court said the prosecution had proved that thedeceased committed suicide as he was upset due to his wife’sextra-marital affair. PTI CORR RCB SCRCB