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Bhopal doctor gets life imprisonment for killing third wife with poisonous injection

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Sayeed Nadan

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Raisen/Bhopal: A government doctor who killed his third wife using poisonous injection five years ago has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court in Raisen district.

The accused Dr Ajay Chandel, posted with apex government Hamidia Hospital in Bhopal has been arrested and sent to Raisen district judge following the order of the court on Thursday.

The crime had been perpetrated by the doctor when he was posted with the Raisen district hospital five years ago. He had been arrested earlier but was out on bail.

The accused doctor killed his wife by mixing poison with his third wife Nitu’s medicine and then injecting it to her after failing to get dowry of Rs 5 lakh that he demanded, according to the case diary, government prosecutor Pawan Chaube told NewsBits.in.

The case was being heard by the additional district judge (ADJ) court of Raisen and on Thursday ADJ-III Dr Ramesh Sahu pronounced sentences for demand of dowry (two years), dowry death (seven years) and murder (life imprisonment) that would run concurrently.

The incident had occurred on December 25, 2011. Accused doctor Chandel, then 38, got his wife Nitu (30) admitted for fever at the Raisen district hospital in the evening and later administered the lethal injection to her.

The couple was married one-and-half year before the incident and Dr Chandel was also reportedly administering her slow poison to get rid of Nitu as she could not bring him the desired dowry. (Image courtesy: therefusers.com)

Sayeed Nadan

Sayeed Nadan has been a journalist for 25 years. He has covered the region, particularly, Central MP, extensively.


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Carbine used to fire at jeweller was robbed from UP MLA's gunman

CHHINDWARA: The carbine that was used to fire at a jeweller and later others in Chhindwara in MP, belonged to a UP legislator's gunman and had been looted.

This has been revealed during the course of investigation. The jeweller has survived and the shooter has been arrested. However, it was found that he had got it from the gunman of a UP MLA, sometime ago. 

The incident had occurred in Chhindwara. An armed man carrying the submachine gun stormed into jeweller's showroom, shot him in the stomach. When others came, he fired in the air. He tried to run away but because motorcycle couldn't start, he failed to escape and was overpowered by the crowd.

The injured jeweller is undergoing treatment. The goon was carrying a machine gun, carbine. The accused, Sandeep Kumar, had fired thrice. He had ntered Durga Shree jewellers, carrying the carbine. asking jeweller to hand over ornaments.

When the jeweller refused Sandeep Kumar began firing, one of the bullets hit the victim, Sohan Tamrakar, 32, in the stomach.The goon ran out and kicked the bike but after multiple attempts bike didn't start and people with lathis attacked him.

He was caught and handed to police, later. Now, he is being quizzed and a team is arriving from UP to ask about the procurement of the looted carbine. Investigation is on in the case. 

[January 18, 2023 NewsBits.in]

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