Man gets life term for strangling five-month-old son to death

A local court sentenced a Dehradun native to life imprisonment for murdering his five-month-old son in a 2022 case.

The convict, who has been identified as Abhishek Sharma, was also fined Rs 10,000.

Sharma was employed in IT Park, Chandigarh, at the time of the incident. He strangled his son Sarthak to death after a fight with his wife Nikita at a housing society in Zirakpur on June 12, 2022. He had forced her wife out of their house over a familial discord with his in-laws.

According to the information, the couple had married in November 2020 and their son was born in the same house in January 2022.

Shortly after committing the crime, Sharma attempted to slit his wrist. The police had recovered a blood-stained bedsheet, a pair of slippers and a blade from the spot.

The court had convicted Sharma on November 7, but the quantum of sentence on the case was pronounced today.

Earlier on November 7, court sentenced Akash, a native of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, to seven years of rigorous imprisonment and Rs 10,000 fine for kidnapping and abandoning his 11-month-old daughter Ishika in a case dated July 14, 2022.

On the complaint of victim’s mother, Rinki, the accused, a resident of Trivedi Camp village, Mubarakpur, was convicted on October 30. She had alleged that her husband threatened her of dire consequences before leaving with their daughter.

Despite the extensive searches, the police could not find the dead body. However, based on the CCTV footage and suspect’s confession, he was convicted.