India, Jan. 3 -- An Arunachal Pradesh district court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife in 2018 over suspicion that she was in an extramarital relationship.

In his December 17 verdict, sessions judge Dr Hirendra Kashyap sentenced Karsang Tania to rigorous life imprisonment following his conviction for the murder. The ruling was made available on Saturday.

According to the order, the judge convicted Tania on November 13, finding him guilty of killing his wife on the night of March 31, 2018. The couple, married since 2003, were living in Sanglo Putung, Itanagar, with their minor son.

According to the prosecution, a heated argument broke out between the couple and at one point, Tania picked up an axe and h...