A local court in Hyderabad today awarded a man with life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000 after it held him guilty of murdering his wife for dowry.The deceased, Reetu Sareen, 29, an airhostess with Jet Airways, was killed in April 2015.
Her husband, Sachin Uppal, a businessman, was reportedly enraged over her family for not meeting his second dowry demand.The two were married in 2013 and had a son a year later.
However, Sachin suspected Reetu had an extramarital affair and demanded they should conduct his son's DNA test.Besides this, at the time of their marriage, Reetu's family had given a total of rs 16 lakh as dowry as demanded by Sachin and his family-- Rs 5 lakh in cash, gold ornaments worth Rs 6 lakh and the rest for other expenses.Later, when Sachin suffered loss in his business, he demanded additional Rs 10 lakh as dowry and started harassing Reetu over it.On the day of the murder, Sachin along with his friend Kotagiri Rakesh Kumar went to a bar and had drinks.
At 11 pm, they returned to his house and a quarrel broke out between the couple over changing TV channels.
Sachin wanted to watch a cricket match.Enraged, Sachin attached Reetu and she died.On Friday, a local court sentenced Sachin Uppal to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs10,000.
His friend and mother, who were named as accused, were acquitted.Back in 2015, this murder had triggered shockwaves in the city.
Reetu's parents, an elderly couple, fought to get her justice.
| Husband of Delhi air hostess who killed self used to beat me: Former Miss India | 21 lives lost to dowry every day across India; conviction rate less than 35 per cent