HYDERABAD: A local court on Thursday sentenced a 32-year-old man to life imprisonment for killing his wife during a domestic dispute in 2022.

M Santosh, a convict from Jiyaguda in Kulsumpura, had mercilessly attacked his wife Saritha, stabbed her with a pair of scissors and throttled her to death The case was registered at Kulsumpura police station on the complaint of victim’s elder sister.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2,000 and in case of failure to pay, simple imprisonment for a period of three months.