Faeem Qureshi sentenced to 10 years in Varsha Raghuvanshi dowry death case
Op IndiaOn 6th February, the Additional District and Sessions Court, Agra, convicted Faeem Qureshi and sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous punishment for torturing and harassing his wife, Varsha Raghuvanshi, leading to her suicide in 2021. The court acknowledged that his actions, either through direct physical harm or relentless psychological abuse, were instrumental in causing Varsha’s death. The court, in its observations, noted that there was no physical evidence of Hindu religious idols or pooja-related materials found at Varsha’s marital home, contradicting claims that she actively practised Hindu rituals there. Punishment for the convicted accused The court sentenced Faeem Qureshi to ten years of rigorous imprisonment under Section 304B IPC for the dowry death of his wife, Varsha Raghuvanshi.
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