Archive · 28 Jun 2025
Man Jailed for Life After Two Decades on the Run for Wife's Murder
An older man named Hanumanthappa was found guilty of killing his wife way back in 2002.
He hit her and then put her body in a bag on a bus to make it look like luggage.
He ran away and hid for almost 20 years, moving around and using different names to avoid being caught.
But he was eventually found, and the court gave him a life sentence and a fine for the crime.
A 73-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his wife in 2002.
The murder occurred in Gangavati, where the man struck his wife with an iron rod and strangled her.
After the murder, he stuffed the body in a bag and abandoned it on a bus.
The man evaded authorities for nearly two decades, working under various identities.
He was arrested on June 25 and sentenced by the Additional District and Session Court.
- Who
- Hanumanthappa Hussainappa was sentenced by the Additional District and Session Court.
- What
- Hanumanthappa was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering his wife.
- When
- The sentencing occurred on Friday, after the murder in 2002.
- Where
- Gangavathi, India.
- Why
- The murder was motivated by suspicion of infidelity.
- Defendant
- Hanumanthappa Hussainappa
- Victim
- Renuka
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment
- Fine
- Rs 10,000
- Additional Sentence
- 3 years imprisonment and Rs 5,000 fine
- Location of Crime
- Gundamma Camp, Gangavati
