Archive · 2 Sep 2025
Rajasthan Man Sentenced to Death for Wife's Murder
A man in Rajasthan, India, named Kishan Lal, was found guilty of a terrible crime.
He killed his wife, Laxmi, by setting her on fire.
The court heard that he had been making fun of her for a long time because of how she looked.
On the day of the murder, he tricked her by saying he had medicine to make her fairer.
He then put the chemical on her, lit an incense stick, and set her ablaze.
Laxmi told the magistrate what happened before she died.
The judge said what he did was very cruel and planned.
As a result, Kishan Lal was sentenced to death by hanging and also fined.
Kishan Lal was sentenced to death for burning his wife, Laxmi, alive.
The murder occurred after years of the wife being humiliated about her appearance.
The crime happened on June 24, 2017.
The husband used a chemical and set his wife on fire.
The court found Kishan Lal's actions to be premeditated and barbaric.
- Who
- Kishan Lal, the husband, and Laxmi, the victim.
- What
- Kishan Lal was sentenced to death for murdering his wife, Laxmi, by setting her on fire.
- When
- June 24, 2017, when the crime occurred, and September 02, 2025, when the article was published.
- Where
- Rajasthan, India.
- Why
- Kishan Lal killed his wife after years of humiliation regarding her skin tone and weight.
- Victim
- Laxmi
- Perpetrator
- Kishan Lal
- Crime
- Murder
- Sentence
- Death by hanging
- Location
- Rajasthan, India
- Date of Crime
- June 24, 2017