Ballia,

04 June (HS): A local court ruled on a man's 2021 murder case, condemning his

wife and nephew to life in jail for murdering him over a suspected romance,

authorities said on Wednesday. Superintendent of Police Omveer Singh stated

that District and Sessions Judge Amit Pal Singh, after hearing all sides,

convicted Nirmala and her nephew, Ved Vyas. The duo was fined Rs 7,000 for

murdering Man Singh Verma (42) in 2021.

According

to the prosecution, Verma's body was discovered hanging inside a rice mill in

Telma Jalaluddinpur village on April 21, 2021.

However, the post-mortem report proved his death by strangulation. Acting

on a complaint filed by the victim’s elder brother Rameshwar Verma, police

registered a case and launched an investigation.

The

probe revealed that the murder was committed by the victim's wife and his

nephew. Police said Nirmala was allegedly in a relationship with Ved Vyas and

when Man Singh objected to it, they plotted to kill him. In an attempt to

disguise the crime, the accused placed the body in the rice mill so that it

seemed like a suicide.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi