Archive · 23 May 2025
Doctor Gets Eight Years in Jail for Wife's Suicide Abetment
A doctor named Susheel Kumar Verma has been sentenced to eight years in jail.
This is because he was found guilty of causing his wife, Manju, to commit suicide.
The court also said he was cruel to her because of demands for money (dowry).
Manju and Susheel got married in 2019.
Soon after, he started asking for a large sum of money, which caused her distress.
The judge decided he should go to jail and pay a fine.
If he doesn't pay the fine, he will have to stay in jail even longer.
Dr. Susheel Kumar Verma was sentenced to eight years in prison for abetting his wife's suicide.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1.1 lakh on Verma.
Verma was found guilty of subjecting his wife to cruelty related to dowry demands.
The victim, Dr. Manju Verma, was married to Susheel Kumar Verma in January 2019.
The court ordered that if the convict fails to pay the fine, he would serve an additional three months in jail.
- Who
- Dr. Susheel Kumar Verma and his deceased wife, Dr. Manju Verma.
- What
- Dr. Susheel Kumar Verma sentenced to 8 years for abetment to suicide and dowry-related cruelty.
- When
- The sentence was delivered on Thursday.
- Where
- Kanpur, India.
- Why
- Verma was found guilty of abetting his wife's suicide and subjecting her to cruelty related to dowry demands.
- Sentence
- 8 years
- Fine
- Rs 1.1 lakh
- Charges
- Abetment to suicide, dowry-related cruelty
- Marriage Date
- January 29, 2019
- Dowry Demand
- Rs 30 lakh