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Hyderabad Court Sentences Man to Death for 2011 Murder of Woman Relative

Prosecutors cite rejection following an illicit relationship as the motive.

Overview

  • The III Additional District and Sessions Judge cum Principal Family Court at Kukatpally convicted Karan Singh, 35, under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
  • The court imposed the death penalty and a ₹10,000 fine in the case registered by Sanathnagar police.
  • Police said the woman was found with multiple stab wounds near the Bharatnagar flyover on July 18, 2011.
  • Investigators arrested Singh on August 11, 2011, identifying him as a blacksmith from Bidar, Karnataka, and a relative of the victim.
  • Authorities reported that he fled the scene after the stabbing, and coverage did not detail any appeal following sentencing.