Mumbai
A STD booth owner and his girlfriend were today sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here for murdering his eight-month pregnant wife in 2006.
Updated : Nov 30, 2011, 10:37 PM IST
A STD booth owner and his girlfriend were today sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here for murdering his eight-month pregnant wife in 2006.
Mehaboob Hussain Shaikh, 35, and his girlfriend Ashrafbanoo Mohiddin Bekal, 37, both residents of Mumbra here, were convicted by Sessions Judge KK Sonawane.
Shaikh and Bekal, a housewife, were in a relationship since the last seven years.
The duo wanted to get rid of Shaikh's wife whom they considered a hindrance in their relationship, Prosecution Counsel Ruma Navale said.
The two hatched a plan and strangled the 28-year-old woman on December 2, 2006, Navale added.