MP high court rejects appeal of chemistry professor jailed for killing husband by electrocution

The Madhya Pradesh High Court upheld the life sentence of Mamta Pathak. Pathak, a chemistry professor, was convicted of electrocuting her husband. The court rejected her appeal after reviewing the evidence. Evidence suggested she intoxicated her husband, Dr. Neeraj Pathak, before electrocution. The court had previously suspended her sentence but reversed its decision.