Hyderabad, Nov. 3 -- The Telangana High Court has upheld the life imprisonment awarded to a woman for killing her husband by strangling him with a nylon rope.

Confirming her conviction under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), a Division Bench comprising Justice K Lakshman and Justice K Sujana rejected the appeal filed by Agurla Laxmi alias Gouri.

Telangana woman murders sleeping husband

As per the prosecution, Laxmi killed her husband, Komuraiah, on January 18, 2016, while he was sleeping.

In order to commit the crime, she allegedly used a nylon rope to strangle him. The crime took place after frequent disputes and harassment.

After committing the crime, the woman reportedly informed relatives and neighbours that he...