Wife, Lover, Two Accomplices Get Life for Husband's Murder in Champaran

• Madhu Devi, her lover Krishna Sah, and two accomplices, Chhota Yadav and Ranjit Ram, were sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Madhu Devi's husband, Lorik Yadav.
• The District and Additional Sessions Judge-IV Manvendra Mishra's court also imposed a fine of 50,000 rupees on each convict, with an additional six months of rigorous imprisonment if unpaid.
• The prosecution highlighted the heinous nature of the crime, emphasizing the breach of family and social trust, especially by Krishna Sah who misused friendship and Chhota Yadav, a paternal cousin.
• Lorik Yadav went missing on June 17, 2022, from Bishunpurwa village, Bathwaria, and his wife filed a missing report on June 20, 2022; police investigation later uncovered the murder conspiracy.
• Madhu Devi gave birth to a child in judicial custody on February 22, 2023, and the infant has been imprisoned with her since birth.

Why It Matters: Four, including a wife and her lover, received life sentences for a husband's murder in Champaran.