‘Calculated betrayal, not just killing’: Thane court jails man for murdering epileptic wife; mangalsutra excuse unraveled murder plot

In Thane, Shobhnath Shukla, a 75-year-old retired security guard, received a life sentence for murdering his bedridden wife, Sharada. Motivated by a property dispute, Shobhnath strangled Sharada with a black thread in their Wagle Estate home in November 2019. The court dismissed his claim of suicide, citing the victim's physical condition and post-mortem evidence of manual strangulation.