Man gets life term for killing wife

According to public prosecutor Ujjwala Pawar,on March 19,2009,Sakharabai raised an alarm after her husband attacked her with a knife. Their daughter in-law Sangita intervened,but Sathe attacked her too. Sakharabai succumbed to severe injuries. Sangita’s statement was crucial in proving Sathe guilty. Other than her,six other witnesses including investigating officer Bapurao Deshmukh were examined Defence lawyer Prasad Kulkarni submitted that Sangita’s evidence was not reliable as her clothes had no bloodstains. He contended that Sangita had falsely implicated Sathe to acquire the property.

He argued the victim was murdered by a thief and said police had no recorded statements of independent witnesses. But the court did not consider the submission as the other family members in the house were not injured.

The court observed that the evidence of Sangita’s husband Atmaram corroborated with her deposision. Sangita had said Sathe had acted suspicious about Sakharbai for three months prior to the incident.