NEW DELHI – Indian Army Colonel sentenced to life imprisonment formurdering his wife, chopping body into 300 pieces.
A local court in Bhubaneswar sentenced Lieutenant Colonel (retd) SomnathParida to life imprisonment on Tuesday (February 25) for murdering hiswife.
The local Khurda court pronounced the quantum of punishment on the basis ofthe evidence presented by 24 witnesses and the scientific team.
The retired Army man, 78, beat his wife Ushasree Samal, 61, to death over adomestic dispute with a steel torch and then chopped her body into 300pieces. Parida then mixed a chemical on the body parts and hid them insteel and glass tiffin boxes.
The incident took place in 2013.
The murder came to light when the couple’s daughter told her maternal unclewho lived in Bhubaneswar that she was unable to contact her mother.
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The uncle was not allowed to enter the residence following which heregistered a complaint with the police.
The police conducted a search for the missing woman and found her choppedup body parts from different places in their residence. The husband wastaken into custody and a chargesheet was filed. He has been lodged in theJharpada jail since then.
During the hearing, Parida appealed for a reduced sentence which wasrejected by the court. His lawyer is now preparing to file an appeal in theHigh Court.
