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Motihari : Additionnal district judge 12, Motihari, Sanjay Kumar on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment one Sanjay Das for killing his wife Shobha Devi for dowry. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on convict Das and he was sent to Motihari central jail. According to prosecution, Sanjay Das, a native of Dobha village under Madhuban police station in East Champaran, married Shobha of Shyampur-Bhatha village in Sheohar district in 2015.
Saraswati Devi, mother of Shobha, had lodged a case with Madhuban police station alleging Shobha was being tortured by her husband for more dowry and on July 18 , 2015, he strangulated her to
death. The court after hearing of both sides convicted Sanjay for killing his wife.