Meerut Woman, Boyfriend Get Death Penalty for Killing Husband, Staging It as Snakebite
Ravita and Amardeep were convicted after a post-mortem found Amit Kashyap died by strangulation, not snakebite.
- On Friday, a Meerut court sentenced Ravita and her lover, Amardeep, to death for murdering her husband, Amit Kashyap, after they attempted to stage the death as a snakebite.
- Amit was found dead on a cot in his home on April 13 last year, with a live snake placed beside his body to mislead investigators, though his family initially suspected snakebite.
- A post-mortem examination performed last year revealed injury marks on Amit's neck and nose, confirming he died of strangulation rather than snakebite as the family had believed.
- Following the medical evidence, the court convicted Ravita and Amardeep for orchestrating the premeditated murder, with the judge issuing the death penalty today to conclude legal proceedings.
- Officials confirmed the pair staged the death to conceal their involvement, bringing closure to the investigation that began after discovery of the body in their home.
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Meerut woman, boyfriend get death penalty for killing husband, staging it as snakebite
The hearing on sentencing in the Amit Kashyap murder case concluded in the ADJ-12 court. Accused Ravita and Amardeep appeared via video conference from jail. Ravita told the judge that she would accept whatever punishment was awarded and respect the law.
Death penalty for Meerut woman, boyfriend who killed husband, staged it as snakebite
The court of Additional District Judge-12 had convicted both of murder and criminal conspiracy on October 7. The case pertains to Kashyap’s killing in Akbarpur Sadat village under Bahsuma police station limits.
In the Meerut Amit Kashyap murder case, the court has convicted his wife, Ravita, and her lover, Amardeep, of murder. Amit's body was found near a snake in the house, but a post-mortem examination confirmed that the cause of death was suffocation. The court will pronounce the sentence on both convicts on October 16th. Following the Saurabh Rajput murder case, this verdict is being closely watched.
Meerut (Best Hindu News): Court on Friday sentenced Ravita and Amardeep, who killed their husband along with their lover in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, to death... The post hanged two murderers again in Meerut, killing their husband and wife and lover who kept snakes on the bed were punished to death appeared first on uttamhindu.com.
The verdict in the Meerut snake murder case has been announced. Ravita and Amardeep have been sentenced to death for the murder of her husband, Amit Kashyap. The court described it as the "rarest of the rare."
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