Mumbai court sentences man to life imprisonment for killing son who refused to call his second wife mother | Mumbai news

Mumbai, A court here sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his son after he refused to address his second wife as mother.

During additional hearings, judge SD Tawshikar on Monday found accused Salim Shaikh guilty of the 2018 murder, arguing that the prosecution had successfully proven that he was the “sole author of the crime”.

According to the complaint filed by the victim’s mother, the incident took place in August 2018, when the accused had an argument with his son Imran after he refused to address his second wife as mother.

The argument took an ugly turn when Shaikh started attacking his son and sensing trouble, the complainant rushed to the police station to intervene.

But when police reached their home in south Mumbai’s Dongri area, Shaikh had attacked his son with scissors and severely injured him.

The complaint stated that the victim died at the hospital.

Shaikh’s defense lawyer claimed that the victim was under the influence of drugs and committed suicide by injuring himself with a sharp weapon.

The defense also stated that, according to the autopsy report, some of the injuries on the victim’s body were self-inflicted.

However, the court disregarded the allegations and noted that the victim’s mother would not have run to the police station for help if she had attempted suicide.

He said the mother and others might have tried to stop him if he had attempted suicide.

The court also noted that the defendant would stay with his injured son and take him to the hospital instead of fleeing the scene.

It was stated that another witness also described the fight between father and son, and their verbal statements confirmed the medical evidence.

Describing this as a rare case, the prosecutor’s office requested the death penalty for the defendant.

However, the court held that although the prosecution was correct “in saying that causing a person to kill his own son is a rare occurrence in itself,” this incident did not fit into the category of “most rare circumstance” established by the Court. Supreme Court.

“Therefore, having regard to the general circumstances, I think it would be just and appropriate to impose a life sentence,” the judge said.

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