India, March 7 -- A Ghaziabad court on Wednesday sentenced a 40-year-old man to life imprisonment for murdering his 36-year-old wife, based on the testimonies of the couple's children, who were witnesses to the crime.

According to police, convict Mohammad Ayyub attacked his wife Farzana with a spade at their house in Mustafabad, Loni, on March 30, 2024. The charge sheet in the case was filed on April 29, 2024, charges against Ayyub were framed on August 17, 2024, and the court pronounced the sentence on March 5.

"The court awarded life imprisonment to Mohammad Ayyub for murdering his wife and also awarded penalty of Rs.25,000. Their children in the house were eyewitnesses and testified against their father," said Ravi Sharma, additional...