UP: 5 of family get 10 years in jail for killing woman for dowry in Ballia

BALLIA (UP): (Mar 21) A local court has sentenced five members of a family, including the husband and in-laws, to 10 years’ imprisonment for killing a woman over dowry demands two years ago, officials said on Saturday.

District government counsel Sanjeev Singh said the court of District Judge Anil Kumar Jha on Friday held the accused guilty of killing Anita Devi over demands for a washing machine and Rs 1 lakh.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 75,000 on each of the convicts.