Uttar Pradesh Court Sentences Man To Life For Wife’s Electrocution Murder

A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district has sentenced a 45-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his mentally challenged wife by tying her to a cot and repeatedly electrocuting her. The court rejected the accused’s claim that the woman had accidentally died after coming into contact with a live electric wire.

Additional Sessions Judge Avinash Kumar Singh convicted Vinod Kumar on Wednesday for the murder of his wife, Satyavati, in Chaina village of Bareilly district. The court also imposed a fine of ₹15,000 on the convict. According to the prosecution, Vinod had grown frustrated with his wife’s mental illness and frequently subjected her to physical abuse.

Court records stated that on the night of May 1-2, 2022, Satyavati was asleep when the accused allegedly tied her hands and legs to a cot using ropes. Prosecutors said Vinod then connected an aluminium cable to an electric board and repeatedly administered electric shocks to her. “She writhed in pain, but the accused continued to electrocute her until she died,” the prosecution told the court.

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The court observed that the murder was carried out in an “inhuman manner.” After the incident, Vinod allegedly attempted to destroy evidence and create a false alibi. Investigators said he threw the rope and cable used in the crime onto the roof of the house before leaving for work at a brick kiln around 2 am.

Police said the accused later tried to mislead both investigators and the victim’s family by claiming that Satyavati, due to her unstable mental condition, had accidentally died after touching a live electric wire. However, the victim’s brother, Sanjeev, a resident of Shahjahanpur, suspected foul play and lodged a complaint at Nawabganj police station under Sections 498A and 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

During the trial, the prosecution examined nine witnesses to establish the charges against the accused. A crucial piece of evidence was the post-mortem report prepared by Dr Faraz Anwar, which stated that multiple electrocution marks found on different parts of the victim’s body could not have been self-inflicted. Police also recovered the rope and electric wire allegedly used in the murder based on information provided by the accused during the investigation.

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