Meerut, May 8 -- The district court in Bareilly has sentenced a 45-year-old man to life in prison for the murder of his mentally challenged wife, whom he repeatedly electrocuted while she was tied to a cot. The verdict was delivered on Wednesday by additional sessions judge Avinash Kumar Singh, who convicted Vinod Kumar, a resident of Chaina village, in Bareilly district, for the murder of his wife, Satyavati. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on the convict. According to the additional district government counsel, Harendra Singh Rathore, the prosecution established that Vinod Kumar was frustrated with his wife's mental illness and frequently assaulted her. As per court records, the incident took place on the night of May 1, 2022. While Satyavati was asleep, the accused allegedly tied her hands and legs to a cot and administered electric shocks. The court observed that the murder was carried out in an "inhuman manner". Investigators said that after committing the crime, Vinod Kumar threw the rope and electric cable onto the roof before leaving for work at a brick kiln around 2 am in an attempt to create a false alibi. He later allegedly tried to mislead police and family members by claiming that Satyavati, due to her unstable mental condition, had accidentally died by suicide after coming into contact with a live electric wire. However, the victim's brother, Sanjeev, a resident of Shahjahanpur, suspe- cted foul play and lodged an FIR at Nawabganj Police Station under Sections 498A and 302 of the Indian Penal Code. During the trial, the prosecution examined nine witnesses to support the charges. The post-mortem examination revealed multiple electrocution marks at different parts of the victim's body, which, according to the doctor, could not have been self-inflicted. Police also recovered the rope and electric wire allegedly used in the murder on the accused's identification, officials said....