A court in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, has sentenced Rubina Ali to life imprisonment for the 2016 poisoning death of her husband, Nirmal Singh, just three days after their marriage. The incident occurred when Rubina poisoned Nirmal and subsequently fled with all the household valuables. This verdict brings closure to a case that highlighted deliberate deceit and premeditated murder within a newly established marital relationship .

This case follows a similar incident in Kerala, where a 24-year-old woman, Greeshma SS, was sentenced to death for poisoning her boyfriend, Sharon Raj, in October 2022. The Kerala court described the case as the “rarest of the rare,” leading to the capital punishment .

These cases underscore the severe legal consequences of premeditated acts of violence within intimate relationships in India.

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