Name: Sharada Shukla.
Died: November 8, 2019.
Age at death: Elder.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Thane, Maharashtra, India.
Disability: Bedridden from injuries due to a fall; epilepsy.
Details:
Sharada, after becoming widowed, married her second husband. After she fell and acquired a mobility impairment due to her injuries, she had to stay in bed much of the time, and husband was known to complain about having to care for her. After the two argued about a piece of land Sharada owned, which Sharada wanted to give to one of her sons from her first marriage and her husband wanted to give to one of his own sons, her husband fatally strangled her and tried to pass it off as first a natural death and then as a suicide. Authorities determined that Sharada did not have the physical ability to strangle herself and arrested him on suspicion of murder.
Case Status:
Shobhnath Rajeshwar Shukla (Husband), was convicted of murder and sentenced to life.
Sources:
‘Calculated betrayal, not just killing’: Thane court jails man for murdering epileptic wife; mangalsutra excuse unraveled murder plot
Calculated Killing: Maharashtra Man Jailed For Murdering Bedridden Wife
Court Sentences Man To Life Imprisonment For Killing Bedridden Wife: “Calculated Murder, Mercy Cannot Be Extended At The Cost Of Justice”
Thane Court Sentences 71-Year-Old Man to Life Imprisonment for Murder of Bedridden Wife – Law Trend