Man gets life imprisonment for wife's murder after swift court trial
Guna (MP) (PTI): A local court on Wednesday sentenced a man to life imprisonment after convicting him for murdering his wife in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh, delivering a verdict after conducting a trial over just three and a half months.
District and Sessions Court Judge Amitabh Mishra convicted Sur Singh Bhilala, a resident of Kandai village, under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000.
According to the prosecution, Bhilala beat his wife, Resham Bai, to death with a stick on the intervening night of November 3 and 4, 2025.
A total of 18 injuries were found on the deceased's body, and she had a fractured skull. The postmortem report mentioned that the death was due to a severe head injury.
There were no direct witnesses in the case, and the deceased's son and other key witnesses had retracted their statements in court.
However, the public prosecutor Alankar Vashisht presented strong circumstantial evidence.
The doctor also refuted the defence's argument that the injuries were caused by a fall from the stairs.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
