8th Additional District and Session Judge V B Suryavanshi sentenced Ramesh alias Rama Laxman Jadhav to death rape and murder of a widow in 2016.
The 31-year-old man Ramesh from Khadaklat village of Chikkodi taluk had raped and then murdered a widow on the pretext of helping her get a house under a government scheme. He had persuaded the widow to accompany him to take her photo which was needed to submit her application.
He brutally beat her to death with a hammer after the victim threatened him of informing about the incident to the police.
