Bengaluru, Sept. 7 -- A shocking case from Chikkaballapur district near Bengaluru reached its conclusion on Friday, when the Third District and Sessions Court sentenced a 37-year-old woman to life imprisonment for the murder of her nephew. The convict, identified as Ambika, was also ordered to pay a fine of Rs.25,000.

The crime dates back to November 30, 2023, in Muttakadahalli village under Gudibande police limits. Ambika, harbouring resentment against her elder sister Anitha, lured Anitha's children - eight-year-old Manushri and six-year-old Madhu - on the pretext of buying them snacks. Taking them to a mango grove near Hirenagawali cross, she bludgeoned Madhu to death and buried his body in a shallow pit, while deciding to dispose of ...