New Delhi, April 29 -- A man who smashed the head of his colleague in August 2019 with a blunt object for allegedly developing an intimacy with his wife has been awarded a life sentence by the Tis Hazari court.

The offence took place in a factory in the Rajouri Garden area in August 2019, and the convict had tried to give it the colour of death by electrocution.

Principal District and Sessions Judge (West) Vinod Kumar awarded the life sentence to Naushad Alam for the offence of murder of Shakeel Ahmed.

Additionally, the court also sentenced Alam to one year's imprisonment for destruction of evidence.

The court convicted the accused, based on circumstantial evidence and testimony of witnesses, particularly the factory owner, Sumeet Aro...