Man Receives Death Penalty for Family Murders In Uttar Pradesh

Rajesh Gupta has been sentenced to death by an Uttar Pradesh court for the 2021 murders of his wife and two young sons. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 3 lakh on Gupta, who allegedly killed his family by slitting their throats.

An Uttar Pradesh court handed down a death sentence to Rajesh Gupta for the brutal murder of his wife Nikki and their two sons in 2021. The verdict includes a fine of Rs 3 lakh, as announced by District and Sessions Judge Sanjeev Kumar Tyagi.

According to District Government Advocates G P Yadav and Laxman Pathak, Gupta is to face execution by hanging. The tragic events unfolded when Nikki's brother, Amar Gupta, reported to the Turkapatti police station that his sister and her children, Shivam (7) and Ayush (3), were killed by their father. The gruesome act occurred at their residence with both a sickle and a knife, which were recovered by authorities. Nikki was married to Rajesh Gupta for eight years.