Mysuru: A city Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment besides imposing Rs. 5,000 penalty on him for killing a woman who was said to be having an affair with him. Revanna, 45, is the one who has been sentenced. Devamma (35), a construction worker, is the deceased.
After deserting her husband, Devamma lived along with her daughter at a shed at Megalakoppalu near Koorgalli in Vijayanagar Police Station limits. The accused Revanna used to visit her house often. But Revanna suspecting Devamma’s fidelity, entered into a heated argument and in a fit of rage, set her ablaze after pouring kerosene on her on Aug.12, 2013. Devamma, who sustained serious burn injuries, was admitted to a city hospital, where she breathed her last on Aug.25, 2013.
