A court in Maharashtra's Thane district on Tuesday convicted a 41-year-old man for killing his wife and sentenced him to life imprisonment. District and Additional Sessions Judge Rachna R Tehra relied on circumstantial evidence and depositions of 23 witnesses.

As per the prosecution, accused Rakesh Ramesh Naukudkar, son of a retired police officer, was in a relationship with another woman and wanted to divorce his wife. But as she refused, he killed her.