India, May 29 -- A viral video on social media shows a 60-year-old woman explaining the difference between types of burn marks to a Madhya Pradesh High Court judge, who informed her that a post-mortem report proved death by electrocution. Refuting the report, the retired teacher offered a comprehensive explanation, prompting the judge to ask if she was a professor; she replied that she used to be a chemistry professor.

Mamta Pathak was representing herself in court in April after she was accused of murdering her husband, Neeraj Pathak, by electrocuting him in 2021. Pathak was found guilty of murder and sentenced to a life term in 2022, but she approached the High Court with an appeal. A short clip of her defending herself in court recent...