British Woman Faces Hanging in India for Husband’s Murder

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A British woman, Ramandeep Kaur Mann, has been sentenced to death by hanging in India for the murder of her husband, Sukhjeet Singh. The verdict was delivered following a court trial that unfolded in the city of Shahjahanpur.

The Indian court heard that Kaur Mann stood accused of a heinous crime – poisoning her own family before gruesomely slitting her husband’s throat on September 2, 2016.

Her motive, as unveiled during the trial, was a chilling one: to inherit £2 million from her husband’s life insurance policy. Adding another layer of darkness to this narrative, her accomplice in this terrible act, Gurpreet Singh, has been handed a life sentence.

The prosecution built a strong case, largely relying on the eyewitness account of the victim’s nine-year-old son. This testimony played a pivotal role in securing a conviction against Kaur Mann. Notably, the convicted woman is a British national, further complicating the international dimensions of this case.

The horrifying sequence of events began with Kaur Mann’s return from a month-long family holiday in her husband’s hometown. It was during this time that she meticulously executed her sinister plan. Her method involved poisoning a meal meant for various family members, although her eldest son luckily escaped consuming the tainted food.

The morning of September 2, 2016, brought an unspeakable tragedy. Sukhjeet Singh’s lifeless body was discovered on the first floor of their residence, where he had been sleeping with the family. Meanwhile, his mother, Vansh Kaur, slept on the ground floor.

The authorities swiftly brought murder charges against Kaur Mann and Gurpreet Singh. The subsequent investigation unveiled the disturbing fact that both perpetrators were engaged in a relationship, further deepening the mystery behind their dark actions.

The court’s verdict found both guilty of murder and the charge of criminal acts committed by a group of individuals with a shared intention. The presiding judge, describing the case as “the rarest of rare,” emphasized the extensive collateral damage caused. Not only did the crime take Sukhjeet’s life, but it also shattered the remaining years of an elderly widow, robbed two minor children of their childhood and youth, and left an indelible mark of sorrow in their lives.

Sukhjeet’s mother, reacting to the court’s decision, expressed her relief and satisfaction. “I feel relieved,” she said. “My prayers were answered, and I got what I was expecting from the court. I was demanding capital punishment for Ramandeep so that no mother’s child dies like this.”