A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut has sentenced a woman and her lover to death for murdering her husband and allegedly placing a live snake beside his body to make the death appear to be a case of snakebite.
The convicts, identified as Ravita and Amardeep, were found guilty of plotting the murder of Amit Kashyap, also known as Mikky Kashyap, a resident of Akbarpur Sadat village in Meerut. Additional District and Sessions Judge Jaiveer Singh Nagar pronounced the death sentence on Friday, according to news agency PTI.
Post-Mortem Revealed the Murder
Amit was found dead on a cot at his house on April 13 last year, with a live snake beside his body. His family initially suspected that he had died after being bitten by the snake.
However, the post-mortem examination revealed injury marks on his neck and nose. The examination concluded that Amit had died of strangulation, prompting further investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death, police said.
The findings exposed the alleged murder plot and led investigators to examine the involvement of his wife and her lover.
Another Death Sentence in Meerut
The verdict comes days after a Meerut court sentenced Muskan Rastogi and her lover, Sahil Shukla, to death for the murder of Muskan’s husband, Saurabh Rajput, in the widely reported blue drum murder case.
District Judge Arvind Kumar Mishra pronounced the sentence after the duo were found guilty on September 30. Saurabh, a former Merchant Navy officer, was murdered, and his body was allegedly concealed inside a blue drum at his residence.
The court also imposed fines on the accused. Advocate Krishan Kumar Dubey said the sentences included fines of ₹50,000 under Section 302 and ₹20,000 under Section 238A, according to ANI.
The defence had argued that no eyewitness had directly witnessed the murder and highlighted that both accused had daughters. However, the prosecution maintained that the evidence presented was sufficient to establish their guilt.
The two cases have drawn attention to separate murder investigations in Meerut that resulted in death sentences for the accused. The sentences remain subject to the applicable legal process, including confirmation by the higher court.
