The Delhi High Court on Wednesday posted for 16 July the parole plea of Sushil Sharma, awarded life imprisonment for murdering his wife Naina Sahni and throwing her body into a Delhi restaurant’s tandoor. Justice Mukta Gupta transferred the case to a regular bench for next Wednesday’s hearing.
Sharma has sought parole for three months, saying he needs to take care of his ailing mother who was advised to undergo a knee surgery and physiotherapy.
Sharma, a former Youth Congress leader, was convicted for murdering his wife Sahni, whom he suspected of infidelity. On 2 July, 1995, he shot her with his licenced revolver, took her body to a restaurant, chopped the body into small pieces and tried to burn it in the restaurant’s tandoor (oven).
A city court convicted Sharma on 7 November, 2003, awarding him death penalty.
The high court upheld his death sentence in February 2007. The Supreme Court on 8 October, 2013, commuted the death penalty to life imprisonment.
Sharma has sought parole for three months, saying he needs to take care of his ailing mother who was advised to undergo a knee surgery and physiotherapy.
Sharma, a former Youth Congress leader, was convicted for murdering his wife Sahni, whom he suspected of infidelity. On 2 July, 1995, he shot her with his licenced revolver, took her body to a restaurant, chopped the body into small pieces and tried to burn it in the restaurant’s tandoor (oven).
A city court convicted Sharma on 7 November, 2003, awarding him death penalty.
The high court upheld his death sentence in February 2007. The Supreme Court on 8 October, 2013, commuted the death penalty to life imprisonment.