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Life term for woman in dowry death case

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Press Trust of India Ballia (UP)
A local court has sentenced a woman to life imprisonment for killing her daughter-in-law for dowry in 2004.

Additional Sessions Judge Amar Pal Singh yesterday awarded life sentence to Lakwari Devi, mother-in-law of Nanda who was killed for dowry on February 25, 2004, counsel for the prosecution said.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on the convict.

Nanda was married on February 13, 2003 to Manoj Kumar Chaubey of Tewari ka Chapra village.

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First Published: Feb 06 2015 | 3:35 PM IST

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