Man gets life imprisonment for killing wife over dinner delay in GPM district

Pendra Road | Desk: A court in Chhattisgarh’s Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi district of Chhattisgarh has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his wife following a domestic dispute over dinner.

The First Additional District and Sessions Court at Pendra Road held Khetan Singh guilty of killing his wife, Sushma Bajra, in Khodri village under the Gaurela police station area in June 2025.

According to the prosecution, the accused attacked his wife with an axe kept in the house after becoming enraged that dinner had not been prepared on time. Sushma Bajra died on the spot due to the injuries.

The case was heard in the court of First Additional District and Sessions Judge Jyoti Agarwal. After examining the witness statements and evidence, the court found the accused, Khetan Singh, guilty of murder under Section 103(1) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Pronouncing the verdict through video conferencing, the court sentenced the accused to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹2,000. In case of default in payment of the fine, the convict will undergo an additional three months of rigorous imprisonment.

Additional Public Prosecutor Kaushal Singh represented the state in the case.