MP: Four members of the same family sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case in Mandleshwar.
Madhya Pradesh: A local court in Mandleshwar on Saturday sentenced four members of the same family to life imprisonment for the murder of a relative in a marriage dispute.
The case was heard by Second Additional Sessions Judge Deepak Chaudhary.
Additional Public Prosecutor Prakash Solanki represented the state. According to the prosecution, the incident occurred in Chhoti Kasrawad village of Mandleshwar. The accused, Rukaiya, was unhappy with her marriage and blamed her sister Shabnam and brother-in-law Iqbal Mansoori for it. On the evening of May 8, 2022, Rukaiya went to Iqbal and Shabnam’s house while they were having dinner. She argued with the couple and threw red chili powder in their eyes.
Meanwhile, Rukaiya’s father Sattar, her sister Roshan Bi, along with her husband Gabbu alias Zahid and their minor brother, arrived at the scene armed with weapons. The family attacked Iqbal. Gabbu stabbed Iqbal multiple times in the chest and abdomen. Iqbal’s sister and brother-in-law, Sultana and Akbar, tried to save him, but he died while being taken to the hospital.
Iqbal’s wife, Shabnam, was a key eyewitness in the case.
The court convicted Gabbu under Sections 302, 449, and 148 of the IPC and the Arms Act and sentenced him to life imprisonment along with a fine.
Sattar, Roshan Bi, and Rukaiya were also sentenced to life imprisonment under Section 302/149 and given additional sentences under Sections 449 and 147 of the IPC. All sentences will run concurrently, and failure to pay the fine will result in additional imprisonment.
