Guntur court sentences man to life for wife’s 2024 murder

A court in Guntur has sentenced Bharavath Tava to life imprisonment for killing his wife, Bharavath Roopa, in Motadaka village in April 2024. Principal District and Sessions Judge B. Sai Kalyan Chakravarthi delivered the judgment on Wednesday in a case registered under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code.

The court also imposed a fine of ₹1,000. The judgment provides for an additional three months in prison if Tava fails to pay the fine. The case arose from an incident in the early hours of April 18, 2024, under the Tadikonda police station limits.

According to the police, Tava attacked Roopa on the head with a stone used for grinding chutney, suspecting her conduct. She suffered severe bleeding injuries and was taken to the Government General Hospital in Guntur. Roopa died at the hospital on the morning of April 21, police said.

Her father, Bhukya Ramu, lodged a complaint and provided a statement to investigators, after which Tadikonda police registered the case. The police conducted an investigation and later filed a chargesheet before the court. Sub-Inspector G.

Anjaiah registered the case, while C.H. Prabhakara Rao and K. Vasu investigated it.

Public Prosecutor Chukkapalli Ramesh represented the prosecution during the proceedings. Guntur Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal said police officials had coordinated the investigation and prosecution to secure the conviction. The court’s sentence concludes the trial described in the supplied report.

The report did not provide further details about the evidence considered by the court or whether an appeal would be filed.