Man sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his stepmother’s son after he refused to call her ‘ammi’ | Mumbai news

MUMBAI: The sessions court on Monday sentenced a 49-year-old Dongri resident to life imprisonment for stabbing his son to death on August 24, 2018, and for refusing to call his stepmother ‘ammi’.

The complaint was filed by Parveen Shaikh, biological mother of victim Imran Shaikh and first wife of accused Salim Shaikh. As the fight between father and son escalated, he ran to the nearby police station to get help. However, when the police reached the scene, the child was found covered in blood and was later pronounced dead at a civil hospital.

Additional public prosecutor Ajit Chavan claimed that the death was murder and the same could be proven through the autopsy report. The defense claimed that the death was a suicide and that the child caused injuries under the influence of drugs.

Salim’s lawyer Anjali Patil argued that the prosecution could not prove the guilt of the accused as they did not question any eyewitnesses. Based on the statement given by the victim’s mother, the defense argued that Imran was under the influence of drugs and that he injured himself with scissors.

Parveena Shaikh, mother of the deceased, said during cross-examination that Imran hit her with scissors and then the blood got on Salim’s shirt. He said that on the day of the incident, Imran was under the influence of drugs and damaged household items, which is why his father fought with him. Referring to the contrary statements in her statement, the court observed that she was left in an emotional dilemma, “on the one hand, she had lost her child, and on the other hand, she was in danger of being punished for killing her husband’s son.” .”

The court decided that the prosecution’s recovery of the scissors from the defendant was strong evidence and said, “The fact that the defendant used scissors in the crime is also confirmed by the fact that the scissors were seized by the defendant himself.”

Trial judge SD Tawshikar stated that the prosecution had recorded all possible evidence and said, “Even though the accused was the father of the deceased, he did not show sympathy towards him. He appears to have fled the scene after the attack. The records state that the defendant was not at the scene after the incident and did not go to the hospital. This unnatural behavior of the defendant must also be taken into consideration. Therefore, in such a case, I think that any evidence on record is sufficient to link the accused to the alleged crime.”