Jamshedpur : A local court has sentenced a brother-sister to life imprisonment for killing their sister-in law in Zakirnagar here in 2012.
The court of Additional District Judge II D N Tiwary convicted Aamir Mallik and Gudia, the brother-in-law and sister-in-law of the victim Shabana Parveen and sentenced them to life term. It also announced a fine of Rs 10,000 and Rs 5,000 on Mallik and Gudia respectively.
The 28-year-old woman Shabana Parveen was set on fire by her in-laws at Zakirnagar in Mango. The victim, wife of Anwar Mallick, was admitted to the Tata Main Hospital’s burn care unit, where she succumbed to injuries.
Officer-in-charge of Azadnagar police station, Deepak Kumar had confirmed about the incident and that her parents had lodged a complaint that the woman was burnt by her in-laws.