Death sentence in tandoor murder case stayed

The apex court stayed the sentence, pending elaborate hearing on his plea challenging a Delhi High Court verdict, which had on Feb 19 upheld the trial court's death sentence in what came to be known as the tandoor murder case.

Upholding the trial court verdict, the high court had ruled that the accused "did not deserve any leniency for murdering his wife as he did not merely commit the crime but tried to dispose the victim's body parts in a most diabolical manner".