NEW DELHI: The Madhya Pradesh high court has reduced the life sentence of a man convicted of killing his 7-month-pregnant wife to 7 years of rigorous imprisonment, holding that the assault was not premeditated but was triggered by a "sudden and grave provocation" after she allegedly told him she "can keep a thousand husbands" like him.

Madhya Pradesh High Court reduces man's life sentence to seven years, citing 'grave provocation' from wife's disrespectful remark.

NEW DELHI: The Madhya Pradesh high court has reduced the life sentence of a man convicted of killing his 7-month-pregnant wife to 7 years of rigorous imprisonment, holding that…

Shiva Kahar, a resident of Chhindwara district's Chaurai block, killed his wife on September 18, 2021, following an argument at their home. | India News