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Daily wage worker sentenced to 10 years RI

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Press Trust of India
Last Updated : Apr 26 2017 | 8:48 PM IST
A daily wage worker was today sentenced to 10 years Rigorous Imprisonment by the District Mahalia Court for abetting his wife's suicide in 2011.
Mahila Court Judge N Thirunavukkarasu, sentenced Vinod Kumar (37) to ten years RI for abetting her to commit suicide and also torturing her.
The prosecution case was that Vinodkumar never gave his wife Gomathy (30) any money for domestic expenses and instead wasted the money on liquor, due to which there were frequent quarrels between the two
On January 31 2011, Gomathy committed suicide in her house by hanging herself, not able to bear the torture of her husband and also could not run the family for want of money.
He was arrested a few days later
Police registered a case of suicide and also charged her Vinod Kumar with abetment.
Vinod Kumar was arrested a few days later.

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First Published: Apr 26 2017 | 8:48 PM IST

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