Bhojpuri filmmaker and actress girlfriend sentenced to life for murder of his wife

A court has sentenced a Bhojpuri filmmaker and his girlfriend, an actress, to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife, The Indian Express reported on 7 November. The report’s headline did not name them or the court.

Murder carries a sentence of death or life imprisonment, and life imprisonment means imprisonment for the rest of the convict’s natural life, unless the government later grants remission. The two can appeal against their conviction and sentence in the High Court.