Rangareddy Court Sentences Mohammad Hussain to Life for 2023 Moinabad Wife’s Murder
The verdict followed prosecution evidence explaining a fatal assault over a ₹80 demand.
Overview
- The 60-year-old, identified as Mohammad Hussain, was convicted of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.
- The ruling was delivered on December 2, 2025, concluding a trial over the February 20, 2023 killing in a Moinabad hut.
- According to the complaint, an argument after a hospital visit escalated when Hussain, allegedly intoxicated, demanded ₹80 for liquor and attacked his wife with a mortar stone.
- Moinabad police arrested him the next day, remanded him to judicial custody, gathered material evidence, and filed a chargesheet.
- Additional Public Prosecutors Padmaja Reddy and M. Ganga Reddy presented witnesses and evidence that resulted in the conviction.