Shillong, Feb 4: The Sessions Judge, Jowai, NA. Khan, has convicted Stam Surong for burning his wife.
The conviction of the 2015 case is for life imprisonment for committing uxoricide by way of burning his wife.
The case was originated by the FIR filed by Barwill Singh Sari before the In-charge, Ummulong Beat House that on 08.09.2006 around 5. AM, the accused, Stam Surong (son of Lo Shadap, resident of Mukhla Nongrim village), committed uxoricide by burning his wife,Before Sari, alive using kerosene oil inside their residence. Before succumbing to her injuries, the victim revealed the details of the incident to her family members. The case was registered vide Jowai P.S. Case No. 104(9)06 U/S 302 IPC and it was investigated into and chargesheeted by SI A. Rymbai.
After a trial, the court found the accused guilty of the offence punishable Under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
Consequently, the convict, Surong, has been sentenced to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 5,000.
