The court recently sentenced a Kamlesh Yadav, 53, to life imprisonment for allegedly killing his 42-year-old wife Kusum with a grinding stone. The murder took place at the couple's Borivli home in 2013. The accused's teenage niece is a key witness for the prosecution, who resided in the same society with her family on the first floor read, a Times Of India report.

The accused indulged in constant fights with his wife as he was unemployed for a few months. The murder took place on June 22, 2013, when his niece heard a loud bang from the house. She was 14 years old when the incident took place. Later, she noticed the accused stepping out of the house with bloodstains on his shirt, a statement given by her to the court read.