A man was awarded life imprisonment by a local court here today for killing a woman on a dispute over stealing a goat, and also fined Rs 4,000.
The sentence was awarded by Additional Sessions Judge D K Mittal against Shaligram (30) under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, government advocate P L Malviya said.
Shaligram had killed Nirmalabai (32) on October 27, 2012, at Aamli village under Betma police station after a dispute over stealing her goat.
He had stolen her goat and hidden it behind bushes, but Nirmalabai found the animal after a long search and cursed him for the theft.
Angry over her remarks, Shaligram entered her house in the night and killed her with a knife and also seriously injured her daughter.
