Archive · 27 Jan 2026
Six sentenced to life for 2018 woman's murder
Six men were sentenced to life in prison for murdering a woman named Zainab in 2018.
The men were angry because Zainab broke off their friend Jahangir's engagement to her after he got engaged to another woman.
They killed her with an axe and buried her body.
The court also fined each of them 35,000 rupees.
The case was heard in a court in Rampur, India.
Six men convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2018 murder of Zainab alias Payal in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.
The convicts are Jahangir, his father Tahir Khan, and associates Imroz, Nisar, Prabhjeet alias Sagar, and Danish.
Zainab was murdered after she broke off Jahangir's engagement following his engagement to another woman.
The men killed Zainab with an axe and buried her body on the banks of the Kosi river.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 35,000 on each of the convicts.
- Who
- Six men: Jahangir, Tahir Khan, Imroz, Nisar, Prabhjeet alias Sagar, Danish
- What
- Murder of Zainab alias Payal
- When
- November 2018 (incident), January 27, 2024 (sentencing)
- Where
- Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Why
- Zainab broke off Jahangir's engagement after he got engaged to another woman
- Convicts
- Jahangir, Tahir Khan, Imroz, Nisar, Prabhjeet alias Sagar, Danish
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment
- Fine
- Rs 35,000 each
- Victim
- Zainab alias Payal
- Location
- Rampur, Uttar Pradesh
- Incident Date
- November 2018
- Judge
- Ajai Kumar Dixit
- Police Station
- Civil Lines