Bandra man gets life for murdering wife
Rebecca Samervel | TNN | Updated: Jan 18, 2019, 08:15 IST
Representative imageMUMBAI: A 30-year-old Bandra resident was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday for killing his wife in front of his minor children in 2013 and trying to blame the attack on a robbery bid.
Salman Shaikh was told by judge Nandkishore L More to pay Rs 2 lakh as compensation to his two sons for causing the loss of their mother, Ayesha, who was 25 when killed. The children, now five and eight, live with their grandparents.
The court held Salman had killed his wife so that he could marry a second time. His friends, Sadiq Khan and Shakir Shaikh, who faced trial, were acquitted for lack of evidence. Salman’s second wife Jasmine, also booked in the case, was discharged by Bombay high court in 2015.
Deposing as defence witness, Salman, a former salesman, told the court that he had married Ayesha in 2009 and had a cordial relationship with her. He had met Jasmine at his workplace and married her in September 2012 after she repeatedly threatened to reveal their relationship. He claimed that one month before Ayesha’s murder, he had “dissolved” his second marriage.
Referring to the night of the incident, Salman said they had gone on a drive around Bandra at around 8.30pm, when a bike came in front of his car and he stopped. Three persons entered the car and attacked them. They snatched Ayesha’s necklace and stole his wallet and mobile. Salman said at this point, he fell unconscious and woke up at Bhabha hospital. The police arrested him after he was discharged the following day.
Public prosecutor Geeta Nayyar pointed out Salman’s phone was found with him, and was not robbed as claimed. Also doubts were raised as Ayesha was murdered, but Salman and his children were spared. Ayesha’s father, a key witness, told the court that in October 2012, his family had confronted Salman about his second marriage, but he had denied it. About 15 days before the murder, Ayesha’s father had started receiving anonymous calls telling him his daughter’s life was in danger. He said he suspected the calls were being made at Salman’s behest. A doctor deposed that Salman was not unconscious when he was brought to hospital and his vital parameters were normal.
Salman Shaikh was told by judge Nandkishore L More to pay Rs 2 lakh as compensation to his two sons for causing the loss of their mother, Ayesha, who was 25 when killed. The children, now five and eight, live with their grandparents.
The court held Salman had killed his wife so that he could marry a second time. His friends, Sadiq Khan and Shakir Shaikh, who faced trial, were acquitted for lack of evidence. Salman’s second wife Jasmine, also booked in the case, was discharged by Bombay high court in 2015.
Deposing as defence witness, Salman, a former salesman, told the court that he had married Ayesha in 2009 and had a cordial relationship with her. He had met Jasmine at his workplace and married her in September 2012 after she repeatedly threatened to reveal their relationship. He claimed that one month before Ayesha’s murder, he had “dissolved” his second marriage.
Referring to the night of the incident, Salman said they had gone on a drive around Bandra at around 8.30pm, when a bike came in front of his car and he stopped. Three persons entered the car and attacked them. They snatched Ayesha’s necklace and stole his wallet and mobile. Salman said at this point, he fell unconscious and woke up at Bhabha hospital. The police arrested him after he was discharged the following day.
Public prosecutor Geeta Nayyar pointed out Salman’s phone was found with him, and was not robbed as claimed. Also doubts were raised as Ayesha was murdered, but Salman and his children were spared. Ayesha’s father, a key witness, told the court that in October 2012, his family had confronted Salman about his second marriage, but he had denied it. About 15 days before the murder, Ayesha’s father had started receiving anonymous calls telling him his daughter’s life was in danger. He said he suspected the calls were being made at Salman’s behest. A doctor deposed that Salman was not unconscious when he was brought to hospital and his vital parameters were normal.
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