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UP Court Sentences Three to Life Imprisonment in 2018 Sonbhadra Dowry Death Case
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News18•08-10-2026, 00:00
UP Court Sentences Three to Life Imprisonment in 2018 Sonbhadra Dowry Death Case
- •A court in Sonbhadra sentenced three people, including a woman's husband, to life imprisonment in an eight-year-old dowry death case.
- •Additional Sessions Judge Vipin Kumar also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on each of the three convicts.
- •The victim Aasma was killed by being set on fire on November 3, 2018, after a dowry demand of Rs 50,000 was not met.
- •The complaint was filed by the victim's father Chhotak against her husband Afroz, mother-in-law Safia, and brother-in-law Naseem.
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A court in Sonbhadra sentenced three individuals, including a woman's husband, to life imprisonment in an eight-year-old dowry death case.
The convicts sentenced to life imprisonment are the victim Aasma's husband Afroz, mother-in-law Safia, and brother-in-law Naseem.
According to the police complaint, the victim Aasma was killed after an unfulfilled demand for Rs 50,000 in dowry led the accused to set her on fire.