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Husband Gets 7 Years' Jail For Wife's Death By Hanging In UP's Ballia

A man in Ballia was sentenced to seven years in prison and a fine of Rs 50,000 for the dowry-related death of his wife. The court convict🐭ed Ranjit Chauhan after his wife was found hanging from a ceiling fan in 2018.

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A Ballia court sentenced a man to seven years' rigorous imprisonment in connection with the death of his wife by 💙hanging, a court counsel said on Saturday.

The court of Additional Sessions Judge II Nitin꧃ Kumar Thakur on Friday♉ convicted Ranjit Chauhan for the dowry-related death and also imposed on him a fine of Rs 50,000.  

On August 11, 2018, Chauhan's wife Saroj was found hanging from a ceiling fan in Chakra village of Pakdi Police Station area, according to Advocate Tribhuvan Nath Yadav. A case in th𒐪e matter ꦫwas registered against Saroj's husband on the complaint of Saroj's father Raghunandan Chauhan.