Panchkula, Oct. 1 -- City-based lawyer and Sector 19 resident Manmohan Singh, his friend Monika from Pinjore, and her brother-in-law Sandeep Gill from Kaithal have been sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment in connection with the murder of Rajni, 36, wife of Manmohan. The order was pronounced by the court of additional sessions judge Bikramjit Aroura on Tuesday, a day after the trio was held guilty.

Though Rajni's body could not be recovered, the prosecution successfully proved the murder with the help of strong circumstantial evidence, including the recovery of her jewellery and other material leads.

Public prosecutor Sukhwinder Kaur said that while the convicts were in the habit of making multiple calls daily, very few calls were ma...