India, Feb. 1 -- The Dindoshi sessions court on Tuesday sentenced a 28-year-old Govandi resident to life imprisonment for killing his aunt over a property dispute. Additional sessions judge Ashwini Lokhande held that the prosecution had proved that the accused entered the house of the deceased by holding a knife with the intent to assault her.

The incident was first reported on April 17, 2018, by a tenant who resided in the same building as the deceased woman, Raisa Shaikh. The prosecution said there used to be a dispute regarding ownership of the rooms between Raisa and her brother-in-law's family. Around 10.30pm that day, the accused allegedly came down from a room with a knife in his hand and blood oozing from his wrist. Raisa's son, ...