Vijayawada, August 23: A man was given a life sentence for the double murder of his live-in partner and her mother in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district. The accused had also sexually assaulted the two minor daughters of the woman. The double murder that shook the state occurred in September and October 2020. The accused was in a live-in relationship with the 35-year-old woman, a widow, who was living with her 65-year-old mother and three children in Tamballapally.

According to the Times of India report, after a few months of the relationship, the accused, Moulali, suspected the woman of having another affair, killed her, and disposed of the body. When the woman's mother started enquiring about her daughter's whereabouts, the accused killed her, too, by strangulating her. Hyderabad Shocker: Father Kills Minor Daughter by Slitting Her Throat, Tries To Pass Murder As Accident To Make Wife Suffer; Arrested.

Later, the accused shifted the minor daughters of the woman to an undisclosed location in Karnataka and sexually assaulted two of them. The matter came to light when an elderly woman from the village filed a missing complaint after noticing something fishy. After receiving the complaint, the police swung into action and recovered dead bodies. Following an intensive probe, the police arrested Moulali in February 2021. On Tuesday, August 22, the additional district judge court at Chittoor sentenced the accused to a life sentence after the charges against him were proven. Murder Over Biryani in Chennai Video: Youth Hacked to Death by Drunk Men During Fight Over Biryani Order, Three Arrested After Horrifying CCTV Footage Surfaces Online.

In Uttar Pradesh, a 90-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Firozabad District Court of Agra division for his role in the killings of 10 people belonging to the Dalit community 42 years ago. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 55,000 on the accused. If he fails to pay the fine, 13 months would be added to his life sentence.

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