Khandwa man kills neighbour with axe over suspected witchcraft:Throws head 5 feet away; court sentences him to death after 11 months

Khandwa court sentences Champalal alias Nandu to death for murdering his neighbour with an axe over suspected witchcraft, calling it a rarest-of-the-rare case, and imposes a fine. The verdict, pronounced by Second Additional Sessions Judge Anil Chaudhary on Saturday, relies on crime scene presence, DNA report, and eyewitness wife’s statement as key evidence. Incident timeline Court labels murder case extremely heinous Crime proven by evidence and witnesses
After hearing the case, the court found Champalal guilty under Section 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Judge Anil Chaudhary stated that the evidence presented by the prosecution, records of presence at the crime scene, DNA report, and the consistent statement of wife Shantibai, are sufficient and conclusive as evidence. The crime was proven by the concrete evidence found at the scene and the statements of witnesses.