Man gets life for putting chilli powder in wife's eyes before burning her alive

BIJNOR: A court in Bijnor sentenced a man to life in jail for putting chilli powder in his wife's eyes before burning her alive three years ago.
The incident took place on April 3, 2022, in Dhampur. Sonu Joshi from Jaspur in Uttarakhand had filed a complaint that his sister (35 at time of death) was married to Sachin Kumar, 38, a resident of Bijnor's Dhampur, in 2012. Soon after the union, Sachin, his parents Adesh Singh and Kavita, and other relatives started "torturing her".

The complainant said that Sachin used to consume intoxicants and beat his wife when she raised objections. "Her in-laws supported Sachin and started harassing her. On the morning of April 3, Sachin deliberately put chilli powder in her eyes. When she came out of the bathroom after washing her eyes, Sachin's parents and other kin grabbed her and poured diesel on her. She was admitted to hospital in a severely burnt condition, and died on July 22, 2022," he stated.
Public prosecutor Pankaj Chauhan said, "In this case, an FIR was registered under sections of murder and dowry harassment. Police filed a chargesheet against Sachin, his father Aadesh and cousin Abhishek.
But, Aadesh and Abhishek were later acquitted due to lack of evidence. On Wednesday, the court of additional sessions judge Anupam Singh sent Sachin to life in jail along with a fine of Rs 25,000 on him."