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Army man sentenced to life imprisonment

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Saturday, November 7, 2009 22:05 IST
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Madurai: A fast track court here has sentenced an army man to two life terms for murdering his pregnant wife.

Besides the court also slapped a fine of Rs.40,000 on him.

According to Prosecution, Amkaraj(30), a soldier, murdered his wife Durga Devi(28),when she was pregnant with her second
child in 2008,suspecting her fidelity.

The Judge S.Balasubramanian sentenced the soldier to two life terms, with a direction to undergo the sentence concurrently.

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