Indian man convicted of wife's murder with cobra

Daily Star: A man killed his wife with a cobra in India.

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The man, Suraj Kumar, was convicted of murdering his wife Utra in India.
The murder was carried out using a venomous cobra.
The prosecution claimed the motive was financial gain, including insurance and dowry.
Two snake bites were inflicted on Utra — the first in 2020 and the second leading to her death.
The husband purchased two venomous snakes from a snake catcher.
The wife's relatives reported suspicious circumstances due to two similar incidents and filed a police complaint.
The husband was sentenced to life imprisonment.
The court found evidence of premeditation, including drugging the wife and starving the snake before the attack.
38 jewelry items belonging to the victim were found hidden on a rubber plantation.
The husband's mother and sister were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy, domestic violence, and destruction of evidence.

The husband used two venomous snakes against his wife, and the first bite was survivable while the second was fatal. — vm
The wife had previously been bitten by a viper in March 2020, which caused her long-term recovery, and the second bite by the cobra led to her death the next day. — m24
A 7.8-meter python swallowed a woman in North Maluku, and her husband tried to save her by cutting open the snake. — vm
A separate incident in Patan, India, involved a man setting fire to his neighbor after a loan dispute. — m24