India, March 10 -- The South Goa District Court convicted Sandhya Ramesh, the wife of an Indian Navy officer, for the murder of her husband in 2019 and sentenced her to life imprisonment.

"The accused is convicted under section 302 of the IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs.50,000 and in default to undergo imprisonment of six months," Judge Ram S Prabhudessai said.

Ramesh, who was 32 at the time of the incident, was arrested for the alleged murder of her husband Kaushalendra Pratap Singh, a navy sailor posted at the INS Hansa Naval base, who was struck on his head with a wooden club on June 2, 2019.

According to the prosecution, on the night of the incident, which was a Saturday, Singh returned home intoxicated lead...